Abchuha
Abchuha
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  Abchuha | |
| Coordinates: 54°29′46″N 29°21′57″E / 54.49611°N 29.36583°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Krupki District |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 180 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Abchuha (Belarusian: Абчуга, romanized: Abčuha;[2] Russian: Обчуга, romanized: Obchuga) is an agrotown in Krupki District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[2] It is located 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast of the capital Minsk.[3] It is administratively part of Aktsyabrski selsoviet; it previously served as the administrative center of Abchuha selsoviet before it was abolished in 2013.[4] In 2010, it had a population of 180.[1]
History
[edit]In 1923, there were 272 Jews living there, mostly in the center of the town.[3]
World War II
[edit]During World War II, it was under German military occupation from early July 1941 until June 1944.[3]
It is not known exactly when a ghetto was created, but this was at some point before the summer of 1942 when the Jews were placed in ten houses.[3] On 5 May 1942, the Germans and local police surrounded the ghetto and shot most of the 440 Jews.[3] The survivors of the shooting were later shot in June.[3]
Following the war, the status of the settlement was downgraded from town to village due to the significant population loss.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Гарады і вёскі Беларусі, p. 341
- ^ a b Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 223. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
- ^ a b c d e f g Megargee & Dean 2012, p. 1708.
- ^ Октябрьский сельский исполнительный комитет - Крупский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Dean, Martin (2012). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume II. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 1708. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.
- Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: энцыклапедыя. Т. 8. Мінская вобласць. Кн. 2 (in Belarusian). Minsk: Беларуская Энцыклапедыя імя Петруся Броўкі. 2011. p. 341. ISBN 978-985-11-0554-6.