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Janavičy Latitude and Longitude:
55°18′N 30°42′E / 55.300°N 30.700°E / 55.300; 30.700
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Yanavichy
Янавічы ( Belarusian)
Яновичи ( Russian)
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms of Yanavichy
Coat of arms
Yanavichy is located in Belarus
Yanavichy
Yanavichy
Coordinates: 55°18′N 30°42′E / 55.300°N 30.700°E / 55.300; 30.700
Country Belarus
Region Vitebsk Region
District Vitebsk District
Population
 (2023) [1]
 • Total676
Time zone UTC+3 ( MSK)

Yanavichy [a] ( Belarusian: Янавічы, romanized: Janavičy; [b] Russian: Яновичи, romanized: Yanovichi; Polish: Janowicze) is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. [1] It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Vitebsk. As of 2023, it has a population of 676. [1]

History

In 1939, Yanavichy had 709 Jewish residents (34.8% of the total population). On August 15, 1941, 149 Jews from the village were shot in the nearby village of Valki. On September 10, 1941, a ghetto of Jews in the village was liquidated and the inhabitants shot in the nearby village of Zaitsevo. [2]

Notes

  1. ^ BGN/PCGN romanization.
  2. ^ Official transliteration.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Yahad - in Unum".

External links

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