Vidzy
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 Catholic church of the Holy Trinity in Vidzy | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vidzy Location in Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 55°24′N 26°38′E / 55.400°N 26.633°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Braslaw District |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,533 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Vidzy (Belarusian: Відзы; Russian: Видзы; Lithuanian: Vidžiai; Polish: Widze; Yiddish: ווידזש, romanized: Vidzh) is an urban-type settlement in Braslaw District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[1][2] In 2014, its population was 1,684.[3] As of 2023, it has a population of 1,533.[1]
History
During World War II, Vidzy was occupied by Nazi Germany from 27 June 1941 until 8 July 1944, and administered as a part of Generalbezirk Litauen of Reichskommissariat Ostland.[4]
Notable people
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 October 2023.
- ↑ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 97. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
- ↑ Official estimation of the population on 1 January 2014, see pop-stat.mashke.org.
- ↑ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Dean, Martin (4 May 2012). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933 –1945: Volume II: Ghettos in German-Occupied Eastern Europe. Indiana University Press. p. 1156. ISBN 978-0-253-00202-0.
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