Talachyn
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 Church of the Protection of Our Lady | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Tałačyn Location in Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Talachyn District |
| First mentioned | 1433 |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,691 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 211070 |
| Area code | +375 2136 |
| License plate | 2 |
Talachyn[lower-alpha 1] or Tolochin (Belarusian: Талачын, romanized: Talačyn,[lower-alpha 2] IPA: [taɫaˈtʂɨn]; Russian: Толочин; Polish: Tołoczyn; Yiddish: טאָלאָטשין; Lithuanian: Talačynas) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Talachyn District.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 9,691.[1]
History
The town was first mentioned in 1433. The village was a shtetl: the Jewish population of the town constituted more than 70% of all inhabitants.[2] In March 1942 the Germans killed more than 2,000 Jews from the city and its suburbs in a mass execution.[3] A memorial has been erected to remember the fate of the victims.
Notable structures
- Memorial to Jewish victims of World War II
- Church of St Anthony (Catholic)
- Church of the Holy Intercession (or: of the Protection of Our Lady)
- Pokrovsky Monastery
- Basilian Monastery, Talachyn
- Brothers' Cemetery (military cemetery)
- War Memorial
Notable citizens
- Family home of Irving Berlin
- Jacob Rutstein
Notes
References
- 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 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "My shtetl\Tolochin". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- ↑ "- Online Guide of Murder Sites of Jews in the Former USSR - Yad Vashem".
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