Azarychy, Gomel Region

Azarychy[lower-alpha 1] (Belarusian: Азарычы, romanized: Azaryčy;[lower-alpha 2] Russian: Озаричи, romanized: Ozarichi) is an urban-type settlement in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 1,143.[1] The village had a large Jewish community.[2]

Azarychy
Азарычы (Belarusian)
Озаричи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
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Location of Azarychy in Belarus
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Azarychy (Europe)
Coordinates: 52.4636°N 29.2672°E / 52.4636; 29.2672
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictKalinkavichy District
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,143
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

History

According to the 1939 census, 47% of the total population was Jewish[3].Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built 3 camps.[4] 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.[5][6]

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

References
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  1. "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.
  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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