Azarychy | |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Urban-type settlement |
Flag Size: | 150 |
Pushpin Map: | Belarus#Europe |
Coordinates: | 52.4636°N 29.2672°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Gomel Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kalinkavichy District |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1,143 |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Azarychy (Belarusian: Азарычы|Azaryčy; Russian: Озаричи|Ozarichi) is an urban-type settlement in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 1,143.[1] The village had a large Jewish community.[2]
According to the 1939 census, 47% of the total population was Jewish[3] .Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built 3 camps.[4] Between 9,000 and 13,000 of the up to 50,000 imprisoned Belarusian and Russian men, women and children did not survive their incarceration at the camps.[5] [6]