Ostropol

Ostropol

Ostropol (Osterpolye), also known as Staryy Ostropil, is a small town on the Sluch River located in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast about 133 miles (222 km) WSW of Kiev, Ukraine. It is located at latitude 49°48' N, longitude 27°34' E and is situated at an altitude of 742.5 feet (225 m). The town of Lyubar is 11.1 miles (18.5 km) from Ostropol.

Ostropol was an important Jewish center in the 17th century.

The hero of Jewish humor, Hershele Ostropoler, was from that town.

There are two cemeteries, one across the street from the other. Both are in a dilapidated condition.

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Coordinates: 49°47′52″N 27°33′51″E / 49.79778°N 27.56417°E / 49.79778; 27.56417


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