Holovne
# Holovne

Holovne (Ukrainian: Головне; Polish: Hołowno) is an urban-type settlement in western Ukraine. It is located in Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast, but was formerly administered within Liuboml Raion until 2020. The population is 2,926 (2022 est.).

## History

   Crown of the Kingdom of Poland 1510–1569 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1795  Russian Empire 1795–1917  Ukrainian People's Republic 1917-1918, 1918-1919  Second Polish Republic 1919–1939  Soviet Union 1939–1941  Nazi Germany 1941–1944 (occupation)  Soviet Union 1944–1991  Ukraine 1991–present

During World War II, in summer 1942, local Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen of gendarmes and Ukrainian police; 70 to 80 people were massacred.

