Yanavichy | |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Urban-type settlement |
Flag Size: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Vitebsk Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vitebsk District |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 676 |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 55.3°N 72°W |
Yanavichy (Belarusian: Янавічы|Janavičy; Russian: Яновичи|Yanovichi; Polish: Janowicze) is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located about east of Vitebsk. As of 2023, it has a population of 676.[1]
In 1939, Yanavichy had 709 Jewish residents (34.8% of the total population). On August 15, 1941, 149 Jews from the village were shot in the nearby village of Valki. On September 10, 1941, a ghetto of Jews in the village was liquidated and the inhabitants shot in the nearby village of Zaitsevo.[2]