Babinavichy
Бабінавічы (Belarusian)
Бабиновичи (Russian)
Official seal of Babinavichy
Babinavichy is located in Belarus
Babinavichy
Babinavichy
Coordinates: 54°50′N 30°33′E / 54.833°N 30.550°E / 54.833; 30.550
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictLyozna District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Babinavichy (Belarusian: Бабінавічы, romanized: Babinavičy; Russian: Бабиновичи, romanized: Babinovichi) is an agrotown in Lyozna District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Babinavichy selsoviet.[1]

History

The town traditionally supplied timber for the Imperial Russian Navy, as is reflected in its coat-of-arms which depicts two masts.

The town was previously a Jewish shtetl situated in the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Notable people

References

  1. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 293. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
  2. "Thursday, 25 Adar II, 5727". Jewish Calendar.


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