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Yanavichy

Yanavichy
Янавічы (Belarusian)
Яновичи (Russian)
Coat of arms of Yanavichy
Yanavichy is located in Belarus
Yanavichy
Yanavichy
Coordinates: 55°18′N 30°42′E / 55.300°N 30.700°E / 55.300; 30.700
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictVitebsk District
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
646
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Yanavichy (Belarusian: Янавічы, romanizedJanavičy; Russian: Яновичи, romanizedYanovichi; 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 2024, it has a population of 646.[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]

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