Yanavichy

Yanavichy

Янавічы (Belarusian)
Яновичи (Russian)
Yanavichy Янавічы (Belarusian); Яновичи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
	Coat of arms
	Yanavichy
	Coordinates: 55°18′N 30°42′E / 55.300°N 30.700°E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
District	Vitebsk District
Population (2023)
• Total	676
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Yanavichy^[a] (Belarusian: Янавічы, romanized: Janavičy;^[b] ‹See Tfd›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

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "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.
^ "Yahad - in Unum".

External links

Yanovichi, Belarus at JewishGen

[2] BGN/PCGN romanization.

[3] Official transliteration.

[pop-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "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.

[4] "Yahad - in Unum".

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