Azarychy[a] (Belarusian: Азарычы, romanized: Azaryčy;[b] Russian: Озаричи, romanized: Ozarichi) is an urban-type settlement in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 1,192.[1] The village had a large Jewish community.[2]
Azarychy
| |
|---|---|
 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Azarychy Location of Azarychy in Belarus  Azarychy Azarychy (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′49″N 29°16′02″E / 52.4636°N 29.2672°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| District | Kalinkavichy District |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,192 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
History
editAccording to the 1939 census, 47% of the total population was Jewish.[3] The Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built three camps.[4] Between 9,000 and 13,000 of the up to 50,000 imprisoned Belarusian and Russian men, women and children did not survive their incarceration at the camps.[5][6]
Notes
editReferences
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Azarychy.
- ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Ozarichi (Or Azarychy) | Belarus Holocaust Memorials Project".
- ^ "Yahad - in Unum".
- ^ ""Chatyn" - Völkermordpolitik | Konzentrationslager, Gettos | Osaritschi". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Information Portal to European Sites of Remembrance". memorialmuseums.org. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ "Ozarichi 1944 ein Film von Christoph Rass ... [et al.] - USHMM Collections Search". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
 | This Belarus location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |