Lipyen or Lipen (Belarusian: Ліпень, romanized: Lipień;[2] Russian: Липень) is an agrotown in Asipovichy District, Mogilev Region, Belarus.[2] It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Asipovichy and 126 kilometres (78 mi) from Mogilev.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Lipyen selsoviet.[2] In 1999, it had a population of 1,000.[1]
Lipyen
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  Lipyen | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′50″N 28°49′11″E / 53.41389°N 28.81972°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev Region |
| District | Asipovichy District |
| Population (1999)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
History
editAccording to the 1926 Soviet census, there were 441 Jews living in Lipyen.[3]
World War II
editDuring World War II, it was under German military occupation from early July 1941 until June 1944.[3] About 200 Jews remained there at the start of the occupation.[3]
In August 1941, all Jews were placed in a ghetto consisting of several houses.[3] The ghetto was liquidated in October and the Germans shot more than 200 Jews near the Svislach River.[3]
References
editSources
edit- Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Dean, Martin (2012). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume II. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 1701. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.
- "Ліпень". Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 9: Кулібін — Малаіта (in Belarusian). Minsk: Беларуская энцыклапедыя. 1999. p. 273. ISBN 985-11-0155-9.