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Agrotown in Minsk Region, Belarus
Pukhavichy Пухавічы (Belarusian)
Пуховичи (Russian)Pukhovichi
Agrotown
Pukhavichy is located in BelarusPukhavichyPukhavichy
Coordinates: 53°31′49″N 28°15′13″E / 53.53028°N 28.25361°E / 53.53028; 28.25361
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictPukhavichy District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Pukhavichy (Belarusian: Пухавічы; Russian: Пуховичи, romanized: Pukhovichi; Polish: Puchowicze) is an agrotown in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pukhavichy selsoviet.

Landscape of Pukhavichy

History

In December 1926, 929 Jews lived in the village, 43 percent of the total population. The Germans occupied the town at the end of June 1941. The Jewish population were murdered in 1941.

Notable people

  • Anatol Volny (1902–1937), Belarusian artist, poet, writer and journalist

References

  1. http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=495 The murder of the Jews of Pukhavichy] during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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