Kupychiv (Ukrainian:Купичів,Polish:Kupiczów, also calledKupiczów Czeski –Czech Kupychiv) is a village located in northwesternUkraine inVolhynia. The village is inKovel raion ofVolyn Oblast, but was formerly administered withinTuriisk Raion. The village has a population of 854.^[1]

In theSecond Polish Republic, Kupychiv (then Kupiczów) was part of theKovel county,Volhynian Voivodeship. In 1939, it had around 1000 inhabitants, most of whom wereCzechs, also some Poles and Jews. In the village there was aRoman-Catholic church as well as aHussite chapel.

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

51°00′N24°43′E / 51.000°N 24.717°E /51.000; 24.717

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  Transfiguration church in Kupychiv (1920)
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  Holy Trinity church in Kupychiv (1825) - view from the street
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  Holy Trinity church in Kupychiv - view from the cemetery
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  Church of Czech community in Kupychiv (1900) - front view
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  Church of Czech community in Kupychiv - side view
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  Former Manor House (XVIII-ХІХ cent.), currently- Kupychiv village council
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  Memorial and common grave ofWorld War II warriors
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  Memorial and common grave ofUkrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) warriors (1943)
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  Common grave of Russian army soldiers fallen duringWorld War I
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  Memorial Cross in honour of Ukraine national liberation warriors

• List of families living in pre-1939 Kupiczow^{[permanent dead link]}
• List of villages in VolhyniaArchived 2017-09-29 at theWayback Machine

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