| Talachyn | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vitebsk Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Talachyn District |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1433 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 9,666 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 54.4167°N 71°W |
| Elevation M: | 199 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 211070 |
| Area Code: | +375 2136 |
| Blank Name: | License plate |
| Blank Info: | 2 |
Talachyn or Tolochin (Belarusian: Талачын|Talačyn, in Belarusian pronounced as /taɫaˈtʂɨn/; Russian: Толочин; Polish: Tołoczyn; Yiddish: טאָלאָטשין; Lithuanian: Talačynas) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Talachyn District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 9,666.[1]
The town was first mentioned in 1433. The village was a shtetl: the Jewish population of the town constituted more than 70% of all inhabitants.[2] In March 1942 the Germans killed more than 2,000 Jews from the city and its suburbs in a mass execution.[3] A memorial has been erected to remember the fate of the victims.