Zhlobin Explained

Zhlobin
Native Name:
Settlement Type:	Town
Flag Size:	150
Pushpin Map:	Belarus
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Belarus
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Gomel Region
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Zhlobin District
Established Title:	First mention
Established Date:	1654
Area Total Km2:	38.41
Population As Of:	2024
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	76,844
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	MSK
Utc Offset:	+3
Coordinates:	52.9°N 32°W
Elevation M:	140
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	24719x^[2]
Area Code:	+375 2334
Blank Name:	License plate
Blank Info:	3
Website:	Official website

Zhlobin (Belarusian: Жлобін; Russian: Жлобин; Polish: Żłobin; Lithuanian: Žlobinas) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper River, and serves as the administrative center of Zhlobin District. It is situated from Gomel. As of 2024, it has a population of 76,844.^[1]

The town is notable for being the location where steelmaker BMZ was established. BMZ is one of the largest companies in Belarus, and an important producer in the worldwide markets of steel wires and cords. The company is the main sustainer of the town's economy.

History

In 1939, 19% of the town's population was Jewish. During World War II, Zhlobin was occupied by the German Army from 3 July 1941 until 13 July 1944. The Nazis captured the Jews and imprisoned them in 2 different ghettos, where they suffered from starvation, disease and abuse. On April 12, 1942, 1,200 Jews were murdered in the ghettos.^[3]

Demographics

In 1997, it had a population of about 69,800.^[4] In 2023, it had a population of 77,049.^[5]

Sport

Metallurg Zhlobin of the Belarusian Extraleague is the local pro hockey team.

Industrial enterprises

• OJSC "BMZ - managing company of the holding" BMK "^[6]
• Branch of JSC "RMCC" "Zhlobin Dairy Plant"^[7]
• PUE "Zhlobinselkhozkhimiya"^[8]
• OJSC "Zhlobin garment factory"^[9]
• State enterprise "Zhlobin mobile mechanized column 71"^[10]
• JSC "AFPK "Zhlobin Meat Processing Plant"^[11]
• JSC "BelFa"^[12]
• Zhlobin bakery^[13]
• OJSC "Zhlobinmebel"^[14]
• TPU "Metallurgtorg"^[15]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Belarus. Zhlobin is twinned with:^[16]

• Scalenghe, Italy (since 1992)^[17]
• Smederevo, Serbia
• Vyksa, Russia

External links

• Горад Жлобін // Radzima.org
• Zhlobin.org: Information and photos
• Zhlobin.By: News, photos, useful files
• The murder of the Jews of Žlobin during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/. 2 April 2024. belsat.gov.by. 9 April 2024.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130804075637/http://zip.belpost.by:80/street/zhlobin-gomel Белпочта Алфавитный список улиц по Жлобин
3. Web site: YV360 .
4. Book: Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 6: Дадаізм — Застава . 1998 . Беларуская энцыклапедыя . Mìnsk . 985-11-0106-0 . 433–434.
5. Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417144107/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/izdania/public_bulletin/index_67469/. 17 April 2023. belsat.gov.by. 14 August 2023.
6. Web site: завод (БМЗ). Белорусский металлургический. Белорусский металлургический завод (БМЗ). 2022-01-25. belsteel.com. ru-RU.
7. Web site: Филиалы - Предприятие - ОАО "Рогачевский МКК". 2022-01-25. www.rmkk.by.
8. Web site: ОАО «Жлобинсельхозхимия». 2022-01-25. www.gisp.gov.by.
9. Web site: Открытое акционерное общество «Жлобинская швейная фабрика». 2022-01-25. export.by.
10. Web site: Главная - Жлобинская ПМК 71. 2022-01-25. www.pmk71.by. ru-ru.
11. Web site: ОАО "АФПК "Жлобинский мясокомбинат". 2022-01-25. www.gmk.by.
12. Web site: Мех искусственный - «БЕЛФА». 2022-01-25. www.belfa.by.
13. Web site: ОАО Гомельхлебпром - Жлобинский хлебозавод. 2022-01-25. www.gomelhlebprom.by.
14. Web site: Жлобинмебель, ОАО. Контактные данные. мебель, мебель офисная купить в Беларуси. 2022-01-25. 1info.by.
15. Web site: Торгово-производственное унитарное предприятие "Металлургторг" (Унитарное предприятие "Металлургторг"). 2022-01-25. Министерство промышлености РБ. ru-RU.
16. Web site: Города-партнеры. gisp.gov.by. Zhlobin. ru. 2020-01-21.
17. Web site: LA CITTA' DI ZHLOBIN E I SUOI ABITANTI. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309003315/http://www.comune.scalenghe.to.it/viewobj.asp?id=1430. dead. March 9, 2014. comune.scalenghe.to.it. it. 8 March 2014.