| Lyuban | |
| Native Name: | Любань |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minsk Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lyuban District |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1566 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Total: | 11,339 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
| Coordinates: | 52.7986°N 27.9917°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 223810 |
| Area Code: | +375 1794 |
| Blank Name: | License plate |
| Blank Info: | 5 |
Lyuban (Belarusian: Любань|Liubań; Russian: Любань; Polish: Lubań; Lithuanian: Liubanė) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyuban District.[1] In 2009, its population was 11,256.[2] As of 2024, it has a population of 11,339.[1]
The town was first mentioned in 1566 and received its town status in 1968.
The Nazis occupied the town from July 1941 to June 1944. On August, 1941, 150 to 200 Jews of the village are murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by Germans at a gravel pit near the village of Dubniki.[3] In September 1941, a ghetto surrounded with barbed wire was created in the west part of the village of Lyuban, near Pervomayiskayia Street. It was guarded by Germans and local policemen. Jews were used as forced labor, cleaning or repairing roads. On November 8, 1941, 50 Jewish men were shot, as a reprisal action after a partisan attack. On December 4, 1941, the ghetto was liquidated and Jews were murdered.[4]
Lyuban is located 139 km in south of Minsk, not too far from the borders with the regions of Mogilev and Gomel. It is 58 km far from Salihorsk, 30 from Slutsk and 26 from Staryya Darohi. In north of the town is located the Lyuban Lake and in west, close to Salihorsk suburbs, the mining area of Kaliy. It is not served by railways but the nearest station, in Ureche, is 8 km far from Lyuban center.