Yanavichy

Yanavichy
Янавічы (Belarusian)
Яновичи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms of Yanavichy
Coat of arms
Yanavichy is located in Belarus
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Yanavichy
Yanavichy
Location within Belarus
Coordinates: 55°18′N 30°42′E / 55.300°N 30.700°E / 55.300; 30.700
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictVitebsk District
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
632
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Yanavichy (Belarusian: Янавічы, romanized: Janavičy; Russian: Яновичи, romanized: Yanovichi; Polish: Janowicze) is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Vitebsk. As of 2025, it has a population of 632.

History

In 1939, Yanavichy had 709 Jewish residents (34.8% of the total population).

World War II

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Yahad - in Unum".