Stara Rafalivka (Ukrainian: Стара Рафалівка) is a village in Varash Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, but was formerly administered within Volodymyrets Raion. In 2001 the community had 435 residents. Postal code — 34354.[1] KOATUU code — 5620889301.

Stara Rafalivka
Стара Рафалівка
Village
Flag of Stara Rafalivka
Coat of arms of Stara Rafalivka
Location within the Rivne Oblast
Location within the Rivne Oblast
Coordinates: 51°22′09″N 25°51′33″E / 51.36917°N 25.85917°E / 51.36917; 25.85917
Country Ukraine
OblastRivne Oblast
RaionVolodymyrets Raion
Silska RadaStara Rafalivka Silska Rada
Founded1647
Area
 • Total1.871 km2 (0.722 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total435
 • Density235/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380 3634

It was the site of a gruesome massacre (60 people, including children, were killed) by Soviet partisans during World War II.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Registration card on the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
  2. ^ Gogun, Alexander (2015). Stalin's Commandos: Ukrainian Partisan Forces on the Eastern Front. London: I.B.Tauris. pp. 106–9. ISBN 978-1-784-53168-3.