Kupiczow

Kupiczow (also called "Kupiczow Czeski" - "Czech Kupiczow") was an ethnic Czech village, located in Volhynia, northwestern Ukraine. In the Second Polish Republic, Kupiczow was part of the Kovel county, Volhynian Voivodeship. In 1939, it had around 1000 inhabitants, most of whom were Czechs, also some Poles and Jews. In the village there was a Roman-Catholic church as well as a Hussite chapel.

During the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia, Kupiczow became one of centers of Czech self-defence, which, allied with local Poles, together fought Ukrainian nationalists of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. In the summer of 1943, the Ukrainians tried to capture the village, but failed. After 1944, when Volhynia became part of the Soviet Union, most of Czech and Polish survivors left the village.

External links

* [http://wolyn.ovh.org/opisy/kupiczow_czeski-04.html List of families living in pre-1939 Kupiczow]
* [http://www.kresy.co.uk/wolynlistofvillages.html List of villages in Volhynia]