Povorsk
{{infobox settlement
| name = Povorsk
| native_name = Поворськ
| native_name_lang = Ukrainian
| pushpin_map = Ukraine Volyn Oblast#Ukraine
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Ukraine}}
| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Volyn Oblast}}
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_name2 = Kovel Raion
| subdivision_type3 = Hromada
| subdivision_name3 = Povorsk rural hromada
| population = 1875
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 45050
| population_as_of = 2001
| image_flag = Povorsk prapor.png
| image_shield = Povorsk gerb.png
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_party =
| seat_type =
| seat =
| coordinates = {{coord|51|16|N|25|08|E|display=title|region:UA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
| population_density_km2 = 295.97
| area_total_km2 = 6.335
| elevation_m = 169
| area_code = +380 3352
}}
Povorsk ({{langx|uk|Поворськ}}) is a village in Volhyna region in Ukraine, in Kovel Raion of Volyn Oblast. The town is 25 kilometers east of Kovel. It has a population of 1875.
History
On June 26, 1941, the German army occupied the village. From August to September 1942, Jews of the village were kept in a ghetto. In September 1942, an Einsatzgruppen murdered 200 Jews in a mass execution.{{cite web|url=http://yahadmap.org/#village/povorsk-volyn-ukraine.237|publisher=yahadmap.org|title=YAHAD - IN UNUM|accessdate=2017-07-15}}
References
{{Volyn Oblast}}
Category:Villages in Kovel Raion
Category:Holocaust locations in Ukraine
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