Drobytsky Yar
Drobytsky Yar is a ravine in Kharkiv, Ukraine and the site of Nazi massacres during the Holocaust in Ukraine. Starting in October 1941, Nazi troops occupied Kharkiv and began preparations for the mass-murder of the local population.- Type: Memorial
- Description: ravine in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine
- Also known as: “Drobizki Jar‘”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Obrii and Rohan.
Obrii
Railway stop
Photo: AtomicEvgeniy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Obrii is a railway stop, which is situated 2 km west of Drobytsky Yar.
Rohan
Railway station
Photo: Канопус Киля, CC BY 3.0.
Rohan is a railway station, which is situated 4 km south of Drobytsky Yar.
Industrialna
Metro station
Photo: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Industrialna is a station on the Kharkiv Metro's Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line. It opened on 11 August 1978. On 17 May 2016, the station was renamed to conform with the law banning Communist names in Ukraine. Industrialna is situated 4 km west of Drobytsky Yar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mala Rohan and Old Zatyshshia.
Mala Rohan
Village
Mala Rohan is a village in Ukraine in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast. It belongs to Vilkhivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Mala Rohan is situated 3 km east of Drobytsky Yar.
Old Zatyshshia
Suburb
Photo: Venzz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Zatyshshia is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northwest of Drobytsky Yar.
Rohan‘
Town
Photo: Vizu, Public domain.
Rohan is a rural settlement located in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine near the oblast's capital of Kharkiv. Rohan hosts the administration of Rohan settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Rohan‘ is situated 4 km southeast of Drobytsky Yar.
Drobytsky Yar
- Categories: valley, cemetery, human-geographic territorial entity, and historic site
- Location: Kharkiv Raion, Kharkivs’ka Oblast’, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.93507° or 49° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
36.44869° or 36° 26′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8GXRWCPX+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 986154011OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q561913
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Drobytsky Yar” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “德羅比茨基亞爾”
- Czech: “Drobickij Jar”
- Czech: “Drobitsky Yar”
- French: “Drobytsky Yar”
- German: “Drobizki Jar”
- German: “Drobyzkyj Jar”
- German: “Massaker von Drobyzkyj Jar”
- Hebrew: “דרוביצקי יאר”
- Indonesian: “Drobytskyi Yar”
- Italian: “Drobyc’kyj Jar”
- Japanese: “ドロビツキー・ヤール”
- Polish: “Drobyćkyj Jar”
- Russian: “Дробицкий Яр”
- Russian: “Мемориал Дробицкий Яр”
- Spanish: “Drobítski Yar”
- Swedish: “Drobitskij Jar”
- Ukrainian: “Дробицький Яр”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал «Дробицький Яр»”
- Ukrainian: “Меморіал Дробицький Яр”
- Ukrainian: “Травницька долина”
- Ukrainian: “Травницький яр”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Дробицький яр and Псевдопляж.
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