Shapyalyevichy Explained

Shapyalyevichy
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Village
Flag Size:150px
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Mogilev Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kruhlaye District
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:54.1261°N 29.5642°W

Shapyalyevichy (be|Шапялевічы|Šapialievičy; ru|Шепелевичи|Shepelevichi) is a village in Kruhlaye District, Mogilev Region, Belarus.[1] It is located west-northwest of Mogilev, and it is administratively part of Tsyatsyeryn selsoviet.[2]

History

On 24 August 1654, Russian forces defeated the Poles at the Battle of Shepeleviche during the Russo-Polish War.[3]

During World War II, the village was under German military occupation from 8 July 1941 until 1944. Several dozen Jews remained at the start of the occupation. On 15 November 1941, the Jews were escorted by local police to a quarry outside the village and about 30 or 40 Jews were shot. The remaining Jews were put in a ghetto until 12 December, when they were transferred to the ghetto in Kruhlaye. They shared the same fate as the Jews there, most of whom were shot in early 1942.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. 2007 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 229 . 978-985-458-159-0 . be.
  2. Web site: «Об изменении административно-территориального устройства некоторых административно-территориальных единиц Могилевской области». Решение Могилевского областного Совета депутатов от 21 декабря 2011 г. № 13-9 . pravo.by . 21 December 2011 . ru.
  3. Book: Black . Jeremy . European Warfare, 1494-1660 . 5 July 2005 . Routledge . 978-1-134-47708-1 . 160 . en.