Abchuha | |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Agrotown |
Flag Size: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Minsk Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Krupki District |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 180 |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 54.4961°N 29.3658°W |
Abchuha (be|Абчуга|Abčuha; ru|Обчуга|Obchuga) is an agrotown in Krupki District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] It is located northeast of the capital Minsk. It is administratively part of Aktsyabrski selsoviet; it previously served as the administrative center of Abchuha selsoviet before it was abolished in 2013.[2] In 2010, it had a population of 180.[3]
In 1923, there were 272 Jews living there, mostly in the center of the town.
During World War II, it was under German military occupation from early July 1941 until June 1944.
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. On 5 May 1942, the Germans and local police surrounded the ghetto and shot most of the 440 Jews. The survivors of the shooting were later shot in June.
Following the war, the status of the settlement was downgraded from town to village due to the significant population loss.