Karelichy Explained

Karelichy
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Flag Size:150
Native Name Lang:by
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Karelichy District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Grodno Region
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Coordinates:53.5667°N 34°W
Population Total:5,723
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Karelichy (Belarusian: Карэлічы|Kareličy; Russian: Кореличи|Korelichi; Lithuanian: Koreličiai; Polish: Korelicze; Yiddish: קארעליץ|Korelitz) is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Karelichy District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 5,723.[1]

The town was historically a center of a large Jewish community; its population in 1900 was 1,840.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/. 2 April 2024. belsat.gov.by. 13 May 2024.
  2. http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-1944528 JewishGen.org