Yel'sk
Ельск
Town
Flag of Yel'sk
Flag
Coat of arms of Yel'sk
Coat of arms
Yel'sk is located in Belarus
Yel'sk
Yel'sk
Coordinates: 51°49′N 29°09′E / 51.817°N 29.150°E / 51.817; 29.150
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictYelʹsk District
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total8,864
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
247831, 247872, 247873
Area code+375 2354
License plate3

Yelʹsk (Belarusian: Ельск, romanized: Jelʹsk; Russian: Ельск; Polish: Jelsk; Lithuanian: Jelskas) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Yelʹsk District.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 8,864.[1]

Yel'sk was greatly affected by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

History

The city was occupied by German troops during summer 1941. The local Jews of Yel'sk were gathered and deported towards Kalinkovichi and Mozyr. Approximately two weeks after the departure of the Jews of Yel'sk, the Jews of the nearby Jewish village of Skorodnoye were brought in and locked inside a building. Then, the Germans set fire to the building all the Jews were burned alive.[2]

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 14 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Yahad - in Unum".

51°49′N 29°09′E / 51.817°N 29.150°E / 51.817; 29.150


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