Mohyliv-Podilskyi
Encyclopedia
Mohyliv-Podilskyi is a city in the Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion
(district) of the Vinnytsia
Oblast
(province), Ukraine
. It is located at 48°26′51"N 27°48′04"E, on the border with Bessarabia
, Moldova
.
Ieremia Movilă
bestowed it as a dowry gift to his daughter, who married into the Potocki
family of Polish nobility. At that time, the groom named the town Mohyliv in honor of his father-in-law. In the first quarter of the 17th century, Mohyliv became one of the largest towns in Podolia
.
WWII
Town in the Transnistria region of Ukraine. Mogilev-Podolski was
occupied by German and Romanian troops in July 1941. Soon thereafter,
thousands of Jews in the town were murdered by the occupiers.
Mogilev-Podolski soon became a transit camp for Jews expelled from
Bessarabia and Bukovina to Transnistria. From September 1941 to February
1942 more than 55,000 deportees came through the town. Thousands of
people were jammed into the transit camp and treated cruelly by the
Romanian guards. Many Jews were not allowed to stay in Mogilev-Podolski;
thousands were forced to travel by foot to nearby villages and towns. The
15,000 who were initially permitted to stay in the town organized themselves
into groups. Some 2,000—3,000 were given residence permits, while the rest
lived in constant fear of being deported into the Transnistrian interior for
forced labor.
In December 1943 over 3,000 Jews were allowed to return to Romania, and
in March 1944, Jewish leaders in Bucharest got permission to bring back
1,400 orphans. Mogilev-Podolski was liberated that month; many Jewish men
were immediately drafted by the Soviet army. Many who stayed in the city
were killed by German bombs. Most of the deportees were allowed to return
to Romania in the spring of 1945.
with: Końskie
, Poland
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
(district) of the Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia Oblast
Vinnytsia Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia.-Geography:The area of the region is 26,500 km²; its population is 1.7 million....
Oblast
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
(province), Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is located at 48°26′51"N 27°48′04"E, on the border with Bessarabia
Bessarabia
Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
.
History
The first mention of the town dates from 1595. The owner of the town, Moldavian hospodarHospodar
Hospodar or gospodar is a term of Slavonic origin, meaning "lord" or "master".The rulers of Wallachia and Moldavia were styled hospodars in Slavic writings from the 15th century to 1866. Hospodar was used in addition to the title voivod...
Ieremia Movilă
Ieremia Movila
Ieremia Movilă was a Hospodar of Moldavia between August 1595 and May 1600, and again between September 1600 and July 10, 1606.-Rule:...
bestowed it as a dowry gift to his daughter, who married into the Potocki
Potocki
Potocki is the surname of a Polish noble family.-History:The Potocki family is a great artistocratic family originated from Potok in the Kraków Voivodeship; their family name derives from that place name. The family is heavily entwined with the cultural development and history of Poland's Eastern...
family of Polish nobility. At that time, the groom named the town Mohyliv in honor of his father-in-law. In the first quarter of the 17th century, Mohyliv became one of the largest towns in Podolia
Podolia
The region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
.
WWII
Town in the Transnistria region of Ukraine. Mogilev-Podolski was
occupied by German and Romanian troops in July 1941. Soon thereafter,
thousands of Jews in the town were murdered by the occupiers.
Mogilev-Podolski soon became a transit camp for Jews expelled from
Bessarabia and Bukovina to Transnistria. From September 1941 to February
1942 more than 55,000 deportees came through the town. Thousands of
people were jammed into the transit camp and treated cruelly by the
Romanian guards. Many Jews were not allowed to stay in Mogilev-Podolski;
thousands were forced to travel by foot to nearby villages and towns. The
15,000 who were initially permitted to stay in the town organized themselves
into groups. Some 2,000—3,000 were given residence permits, while the rest
lived in constant fear of being deported into the Transnistrian interior for
forced labor.
In December 1943 over 3,000 Jews were allowed to return to Romania, and
in March 1944, Jewish leaders in Bucharest got permission to bring back
1,400 orphans. Mogilev-Podolski was liberated that month; many Jewish men
were immediately drafted by the Soviet army. Many who stayed in the city
were killed by German bombs. Most of the deportees were allowed to return
to Romania in the spring of 1945.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Mohyliv-Podilskyi is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Końskie
Konskie
Końskie is a town in central Poland with 20,328 inhabitants , situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Kielce Voivodeship . Most of the town labour force was employed in the local foundry in the late 80s and early 90s...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...