Davydawka, Svyetlahorsk District Explained

Davydawka
Native Name:
Other Name:Davydovka
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Gomel Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Svyetlahorsk District
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Davydawka or Davydovka (Belarusian: Давыдаўка|Davydaŭka; Russian: Давыдовка) is a village in Svyetlahorsk District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1] It is part of Davydawka selsoviet.[2] It was founded as a Jewish farming settlement. During World War II it was the place of a large concentration camp controlled by the hungarian army.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shtetls of Belarus: Davidovka, Rechitsa uyezd, Minsk gubernia . JewishGen . 2015-03-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114155/http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/shtetls/shtetl_detail.php?filename=sdavidovkarm . 2015-12-22 .
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гомельская вобласць . 2006 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 299 . 985-458-131-4.