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Klichaw Клічаў (Belarusian) Кличев (Russian)
Town
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KlichawLocation of Klichaw, shown within Mogilev Region
Coordinates: 53°29′N 29°20′E / 53.483°N 29.333°E / 53.483; 29.333
Country	Belarus
Region	Mogilev Region
District	Klichaw District
Population
• Total	7,319
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
License plate	6

Klichaw (Belarusian: Клічаў, romanized: Kličaŭ; Russian: Кличев, romanized: Klichev; Polish: Kliczew) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is located in the southwest of the region and serves as the administrative center of Klichaw District. In 2009, its population was 7,521. As of 2024, it has a population of 7,319.

History

Klichaw is known since 1592. At the time it was a village, Klichevo, which belonged to Vitebsk Voivodeship. In September 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, the town was transferred to the Russian Empire and became a part of Minsk Governorate. On July 17, 1924 the governorate was abolished as well, and Klichaw became the administrative center of Klichaw Raion, which belonged to Bobruysk Okrug of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. On January 15, 1938 the raion was transferred to Mogilev Region. In 1938, Klichaw was granted an urban-type settlement status.

During the Second World War, the town was occupied by German troops. On October 14 1941, the Germans took all of Klichaw's Jews to the edge of the woods near Poplavy. There, they shot them. Later, however, Klichaw raion became one of the centers of the partisan activity. In March 1942, the settlement went under complete control of partisans, and later they even opened Klichaw airport for flights. In 1944, the German troops were moved west of Klichaw, and on September 20, 1944 the settlement was included in the newly established Bobruysk Region, which was abolished in 1954. Klichaw was then returned to Mogilev Oblast. In 2000, it was granted town status.

Economy

Industry

In Klichaw, there are enterprises in the food and timber industries.

Transportation

Klichaw is connected by highways with Mogilev, Babruysk, and Berazino. The closest railway station is Neseta on the railroad connecting Mogilev and Asipovichy, several kilometers northwest of Klichaw.

Culture and recreation

In Klichaw, there is a Jewish cemetery. The Annunciation Church was built in the 1990s.

Climate

Notes

1. 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 April 2024.
2. Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
3. ^ Исторические хроники Кличевского района (in Russian). Могилёвский областной исполнительный комитет. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
4. ^ Административно-территориальное деление Беларуси (in Russian). Белорусский научно-исследовательский центр электронной документации. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
5. "YV360".
6. Кличевский район (in Russian). Могилёвский областной исполнительный комитет. 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
7. Кличев (in Russian). Глобус Беларуси. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
8. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Klichaw". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

• Towns in Belarus
• Populated places in Mogilev Region
• Klichaw District