Azarychy
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Coordinates: 52°27′49″N 29°16′02″E / 52.4636°N 29.2672°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Gomel Region |
District | Kalinkavichy District |
Population (2023)
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• Total | 1,143 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
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 2023, it has a population of 1,143. [1] The village had a large Jewish community. [2]
According to the 1939 census, 47% of the total population was Jewish [3].Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built 3 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]