Skvyra
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Skvyra is a town in central Ukraine historically known for its significant Jewish community and cultural life in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skver | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
town
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urban locality ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Bila Tserkva Raion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 50.070°N 29.665°E ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 190 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
Holocaust during World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pogroms in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | +380 4568 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Jewish cemetery
ⓘ
memorials to Holocaust victims ⓘ |
| hasDiasporaConnection |
Skver Hasidic dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skverer Hasidic community in New Square, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCommunity |
Russian speakers
ⓘ
Ukrainian speakers ⓘ Yiddish-speaking Jews ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernment | Skvyra city council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDynasty | Skver Hasidic dynasty named after the town ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 15,000–20,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 09000 ⓘ |
| hasSignificantCommunity | Jewish community ⓘ |
| hasTransport | regional bus connections ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation |
Kiev Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalJewishPopulationShare | majority or large plurality in late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Right-bank Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hasidic Jewish community
ⓘ
Jewish cultural life in the 19th century ⓘ Jewish cultural life in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyiv Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Skvyra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInRussian | Сквира NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInUkrainian | Сквира NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInYiddish | סקווירא NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected by regional roads to Bila Tserkva
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connected by regional roads to Kyiv ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Pale of Settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skver