Parychy
Парычы (Belarusian)
Паричи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
Parychy is located in Belarus
Parychy
Parychy
Coordinates: 52°48′10″N 29°25′09″E / 52.80278°N 29.41917°E / 52.80278; 29.41917
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictSvyetlahorsk District
First mentioned1639
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,839
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Area code+375-2342

Parychy (Belarusian: Парычы, romanized: Paryčy;[lower-alpha 1] Russian: Паричи, romanized: Parichi) is an urban-type settlement in Svyetlahorsk District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Parychy selsoviet. As of 2023, it has a population of 1,839.[1]

Geography

Parychy is situated on the Berezina River, some 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-west of Svyetlahorsk, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Babruysk and 114 kilometres (71 mi) north-west of Gomel.

History

The village became part of the Russian Empire after the Second Partition of Poland in 1793.

The settlement was captured by the Wehrmacht on 5 July 1941, and the important Jewish community, some 1,700 people, was exterminated in the following years. The settlement was liberated on 26 June 1944, during the Bobruysk offensive.

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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