Staryi Ostropil

Ukraine / Khmelnytska / Stara Synyava /

Ostropol (Osterpolye), also known as Staryy Ostropil, is a small town on the Sluch River located in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast about 222 km WSW of Kiev, Ukraine. The town of Lyubar is 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°48'25"N   27°33'21"E
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