Lapichy
Lapichy
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  Lapichy | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′46″N 28°31′15″E / 53.42944°N 28.52083°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev Region |
| District | Asipovichy District |
| First mentioned | 1560 |
| Population (1998)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,012 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Lapichy (Belarusian: Лапічы, romanized: Lapičy;[2] Russian: Лапичи, romanized: Lapichi) is an agrotown in Asipovichy District, Mogilev Region, Belarus.[2] It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Asipovichy and 186 kilometres (116 mi) from Mogilev.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Lapichy selsoviet.[2] In 1998, it had a population of 1,012.[1]
History
[edit]The settlement is first mentioned in 1560 as belonging to the Svislach volost within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[1] During the administrative reforms of 1565–1566, it was included in Minsk Voivodeship.[1]
Following its incorporation into the Russian Empire in 1793, it was included in Igumensky Uyezd of Minsk Governorate.[1]
According to the 1926 Soviet census, there were 907 Jews living in Lapichy.[3] By mid-1941, the Jewish population had decreased substantially due to emigration.[3]
World War II
[edit]During World War II, it was under German military occupation from early July 1941 until June 1944.[3] About 300 Jews remained there at the start of the occupation.[3]
The first Aktion took place on 18 August 1941, in which an Einsatzkommando detachment shot 107 Jews who were accused of supporting the partisans.[3] In January 1942, the Germans rounded up the Jews and placed them in three houses.[3] 10 or 12 were kept behind and shot.[3] In April, the Germans gathered the more than 140 remaining Jews and shot them.[3]
References
[edit]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. 1695. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.
- Nasevich, V. L. (1999). "Лапічы". Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 9: Кулібін — Малаіта (in Belarusian). Minsk: Беларуская энцыклапедыя. p. 133. ISBN 985-11-0155-9.