{{short description|Rural locality in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Turiisk | native_name = Турійськ | native_name_lang = uk | settlement_type = Rural settlement | image_skyline = Turyis'k_Mogyla Brats'ka Voyiniv 01(YDS_8085).jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = WW2 memorial in Turiisk | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = Coat of Arms of Turijsk.svg | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Ukraine Volyn Oblast#Ukraine | pushpin_map1 = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Volyn Oblast##Location in Ukraine | coordinates = {{coord|51|05|N|24|32|E|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{UKR}} | subdivision_type1 = Oblast | subdivision_name1 = Volyn Oblast | subdivision_type2 = Raion | subdivision_name2 = Kovel Raion | subdivision_type3 = Hromada | subdivision_name3 = Turiisk settlement hromada | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 5808 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone = EET | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = EEST | utc_offset_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Turiisk''' ({{langx|uk|Турійськ}}) is a rural settlement in Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Volhynia. It is located in Kovel Raion. Population: 5,432 (2024 estimate);<ref>{{Cite web| title=Загальна характеристика Турійської селищної територіальної громади | language=uk | trans-title=General characteristics of the Turii settlement territorial community | url=https://rada.info/upload/users_files/04333052/c926b7a42bcb262e06bb76e3271b36f5.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208105617/https://rada.info/upload/users_files/04333052/c926b7a42bcb262e06bb76e3271b36f5.pdf | archive-date=2024-12-08}}</ref> {{Ua-pop-est2022|5,808|.}}
==History== During World War II, in 1942,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=453#!prettyPhoto|title = המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם}}</ref> Jews of the village were murdered by an Einsatzgruppen assisted by auxiliary police in a mass execution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/turiysk-volyn-ukraine.308|title = Yahad - in Unum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AfterMarket.pl :: Domain moreshet.pl |url=http://moreshet.pl/he/node/1060}}</ref> thumb|left|Turiis'k Synagogue (Abandoned) thumb|Memorial for the 5800 Jews who were murdered by the Nazis
Until 26 January 2024, Turiisk was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Turiisk became a rural settlement.<ref name="glavnoe">{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |language=ru| date=1 January 2024}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150424202048/http://leksika.com.ua/11220928/ure/turiysk Turiisk] at the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia {{Volyn Oblast}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Rural settlements in Kovel Raion Category:Kovelsky Uyezd Category:Jewish Ukrainian history Category:Holocaust locations in Ukraine
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