Lipyen

Lipyen
Ліпень (Belarusian)
Липень (Russian)
Agrotown
Lipyen is located in Belarus
Lipyen
Lipyen
Location within Belarus
Coordinates: 53°24′50″N 28°49′11″E / 53.41389°N 28.81972°E / 53.41389; 28.81972
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev Region
DistrictAsipovichy District
Population
 (1999)
 • Total
1,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Lipyen or Lipen (Belarusian: Ліпень, romanized: Lipień; Russian: Липень) is an agrotown in Asipovichy District, Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Asipovichy and 126 kilometres (78 mi) from Mogilev. It serves as the administrative center of Lipyen selsoviet. In 1999, it had a population of 1,000.

History

According to the 1926 Soviet census, there were 441 Jews living in Lipyen.

World War II

During World War II, it was under German military occupation from early July 1941 until June 1944. About 200 Jews remained there at the start of the occupation.

In August 1941, all Jews were placed in a ghetto consisting of several houses. The ghetto was liquidated in October and the Germans shot more than 200 Jews near the Svislach River.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Беларуская энцыклапедыя, p. 273
  2. 1 2 3 Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2007). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць (in Belarusian). Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 65. ISBN 978-985-458-159-0.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Megargee & Dean 2012, p. 1701.

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