Parychy
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Parychy
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Coordinates: 52°48′10″N 29°25′09″E / 52.80278°N 29.41917°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Gomel Region |
District | Svyetlahorsk District |
First mentioned | 1639 |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 1,839 |
Time zone | UTC 3 (MSK) |
Area code | 375-2342 |
Parychy (Belarusian: Парычы, romanized: Paryčy;[a] 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
External links
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