Talachyn
Talachyn (Belarusian: Талачы́н, Łacinka: Tałačyn, pronounced [taɫaˈtʂɨn]) or Tolochin (Russian: Толо́чин; Polish: Tołoczyn, Yiddish: Tolotshin טאָלאָטשין, Lithuanian: Talačynas) is a city in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus, an administrative center of the Talachyn District. The city has a record low temperature of -42.2C.
Talachyn or Tałačyn | |
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 Church of the Protection of Our Lady | |
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  Tałačyn Location in Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Voblast | Vitebsk Region |
| Raion | Talachyn District |
| First mentioned | 1433 |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,900[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 211070 |
| Area code | +375 2136 |
| License plate | 2 |
History
The town was first mentioned in 1433. The village was a shtetl: the Jewish population of the town constituted more than 70% of all inhabitants.[2] In March 1942 the Germans killed more than 2,000 Jews from the city and its suburbs in a mass execution.[3] A memorial has been erected to remember the fate of the victims.
Notable structures
- Memorial to Jewish victims of World War II
- Church of St Anthony (Catholic)
- Church of the Holy Intercession (or: of the Protection of Our Lady)
- Pokrovsky Monastery
- Basilian Monastery, Talachyn
- Brothers' Cemetery (military cemetery)
- War Memorial
Notable citizens
- Family home of Irving Berlin
- Jacob Rutstein
References
- "Численность населения на 1 января 2020 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2019 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов и поселков городского типа" (PDF). belstat. 2020.
- "My shtetl\Tolochin". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
- "- Online Guide of Murder Sites of Jews in the Former USSR - Yad Vashem".
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