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Town in Gomel Region, Belarus
Yelsk Ельск
Town
Flag of YelskFlagCoat of arms of YelskCoat of arms
Yelsk is located in BelarusYelskYelsk
Coordinates: 51°49′N 29°09′E / 51.817°N 29.150°E / 51.817; 29.150
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictYelsk District
Population
 • Total8,724
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code247831, 247872, 247873
Area code+375 2354
License plate3

Yelsk (Belarusian: Ельск, romanizedJeĺsk; Russian: Ельск; Polish: Jelsk; Lithuanian: Jelskas) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Yelsk District. As of 2024, it has a population of 8,724.

Yelsk was greatly affected by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

History

The city was occupied by German troops during summer 1941. The local Jews of Yelsk were gathered and deported towards Kalinkovichi and Mozyr. Approximately two weeks after the departure of the Jews of Yelsk, the Jews of the nearby Jewish village of Skorodnoye were brought in and locked inside a building. Then, the Germans set fire to the building all the Jews were burned alive.

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 6 May 2024.
  2. "Yahad - in Unum".

51°49′N 29°09′E / 51.817°N 29.150°E / 51.817; 29.150

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