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Azarychy, Gomel Region

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Urban-type settlement in Gomel Region, Belarus
Azarychy Азарычы (Belarusian)
Озаричи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
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Coordinates: 52°27′49″N 29°16′02″E / 52.4636°N 29.2672°E / 52.4636; 29.2672
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictKalinkavichy District
Population
 • Total1,192
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Azarychy (Belarusian: Азарычы, romanized: Azaryčy; Russian: Озаричи, romanized: Ozarichi) is an urban-type settlement in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus. As of 2024, it has a population of 1,192. The village had a large Jewish community.

History

According to the 1939 census, 47% of the total population was Jewish. The Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built three camps. 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.

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. "Ozarichi (Or Azarychy) | Belarus Holocaust Memorials Project".
  3. "Yahad - in Unum".
  4. ""Chatyn" - Völkermordpolitik | Konzentrationslager, Gettos | Osaritschi". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  5. "Information Portal to European Sites of Remembrance". memorialmuseums.org. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  6. "Ozarichi 1944 ein Film von Christoph Rass ... [et al.] - USHMM Collections Search". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.


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