Malyatsichy Explained

Malyatsichy
Native Name:
Other Name:Molyatichi
Settlement Type:Agrotown
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mogilev Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Krychaw District
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:53.8578°N 31.5417°W

Malyatsichy or Molyatichi (Belarusian: Маляцічы|Maliacičy; Russian: Молятичи) is an agrotown in Krychaw District, Mogilev Region, Belarus.[1] [2] [3] It serves as the administrative center of Malyatsichy selsoviet.[4] It is located 25km (16miles) northwest of Krychaw and 129km (80miles) from Mogilev. In 2010, it had a population of 350 residents.

History

In 1708, the settlement was the location of the Battle of Malatitze during the Great Northern War.

Before World War II, it was a shtetl. The Germans occupied the city from 1941 to 1944.

In November 1941, as part of the Holocaust in Belarus, between 70 and 122 Jews were killed in Molyatichi. The Jews were shot with a bullet in the back. Some children were thrown alive in the grave. There were nine shooters: six Germans and three local policemen. One week after the shooting, the Germans organized an auction to sell the Jews' belongings.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malyatsichy. GeoNames.org. en. December 29, 2019.
  2. Web site: Maliatsichy (Krychaŭski raion, Belarus). Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Library of Congress Name Authority File. en, be. May 14, 2019. December 29, 2019.
  3. Web site: Malyatsichy / Маляцічы. Geonames.NGA.mil. en, be. December 29, 2019.
  4. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. 2007 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 238 . 978-985-458-159-0.
  5. Web site: Execution of Jews in Molyatichi. iN Evidence: The Map of Holocaust by Bullets. Yahad-In Unum. en. December 29, 2019.