Talachyn or Tolochin (Belarusian: Талачын, romanized: Talačyn,[a] IPA: [taɫaˈtʂɨn]; Russian: Толочин; Polish: Tołoczyn; Yiddish: טאָלאָטשין; Lithuanian: Talačynas) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Talachyn District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 9,666.[1]
Talachyn
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Coordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Vitebsk Region |
District | Talachyn District |
First mentioned | 1433 |
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 9,666 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Postal code | 211070 |
Area code | +375 2136 |
License plate | 2 |
History
editThe town was first mentioned in 1433. The village was a shtetl: the Jewish population of the town constituted more than 70% of all inhabitants.[2]In March 1942 the Germans killed more than 2,000 Jews from the city and its suburbs in a mass execution.[3]A memorial has been erected to remember the fate of the victims.
Notable structures
edit- Memorial to Jewish victims of World War II
- Church of St Anthony (Catholic)
- Church of the Holy Intercession (or: of the Protection of Our Lady)
- Pokrovsky Monastery
- Basilian Monastery, Talachyn
- Brothers' Cemetery (military cemetery)
- War Memorial
Notable citizens
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "My shtetl\Tolochin". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ^ "- Online Guide of Murder Sites of Jews in the Former USSR - Yad Vashem".
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