Lyuban (Belarusian: Любань, romanized: Liubań;[a] Russian: Любань; Polish: Lubań; Lithuanian: Liubanė) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyuban District.[1] In 2009, its population was 11,256.[2] As of 2024, it has a population of 11,339.[1]
Lyuban
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| Coordinates: 52°47′55″N 27°59′30″E / 52.79861°N 27.99167°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Lyuban District |
| Founded | 1566 |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 11,339 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 223810 |
| Area code | +375 1794 |
| License plate | 5 |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe town was first mentioned in 1566 and received its town status in 1968.
World War II
editThe Nazis occupied the town from July 1941 to June 1944. In August 1941, 150 to 200 Jews of the village are murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by Germans at a gravel pit near the village of Dubniki.[3] In September 1941, a ghetto surrounded with barbed wire was created in the west part of the village of Lyuban, near Pervomayiskayia Street. It was guarded by Germans and local policemen. Jews were used as forced labor, cleaning or repairing roads. On November 8, 1941, 50 Jewish men were shot, as a reprisal action after a partisan attack. On December 4, 1941, the ghetto was liquidated and Jews were murdered.[4]
Geography
editLyuban is located 139 kilometres (86 mi) south of Minsk, not too far from the borders with the regions of Mogilev and Gomel. It is located 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Salihorsk, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Slutsk and 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Staryya Darohi. The Lyuban Lake is situated north of the town and the mining area of Kaliy is located to the west, close to the Salihorsk suburbs. It is not served by railways but the nearest station, in Ureche, is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the center of Lyuban.
Notable residents
edit- Yeruchom Levovitz (1875–1935), rabbi
- Rakhel Feygenberg (1895–1972), writer
- Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986), rabbi
- Dovid Feinstein (1929–2020), rabbi
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 9 April 2024.
- ^ (in Russian) 2009 statistics of Belarus Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (Belstat)
- ^ Yad Vashem, killing sites, Minsk region.
- ^ "YAHAD - IN UNUM". yahadmap.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
External links
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Media related to Lyuban at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Russian) Lyuban official website
52°46′55″N 28°3′9″E / 52.78194°N 28.05250°E
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