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Lyozna

Lyozna (Belarusian: Лёзна, romanizedLiozna; Russian: Лиозно, romanizedLiozno; Polish: Łoźna; German: Ljesno; Yiddish: ליאזנע, romanizedLyozne) is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyozna District. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) east-southeast of Vitebsk, close to the border with Russia by the VitebskSmolensk railroad branch and highway, on the Moshna River. As of 2024, it has a population of 6,605.

History

The first known record of the Lyozna shtetl (small town with a high Jewish population) is dated 1654.

In 1939, 711 Jews lived in the settlement, making up 17.3 percent of the population.

During the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the settlement was captured on 16 July 1941 by V Army Corps of the 9th Army; it was part of Army Group Centre Rear Area. The ghetto in Lyozna was liquidated at the end of February 1942. Lyozna remained under German military occupation until 8 October 1943.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 293. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
  3. ^ Megargee & Dean 2012, p. 1699.
  4. ^ Megargee & Dean 2012, p. 1700.
  5. ^ Освобождение городов

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