Dobrush

Dobrush (Belarusian: Добруш, [ˈdɔbruʂ], Russian: Добруш, Polish: Dobrusz) is a town within the Gomel Region of Belarus. It is located on the Iput River. Mentioned for the first time in 1335.

Dobrush
Добруш
Dobrush
Dobrush
Coordinates: 52°25′N 31°19′E
Country Belarus
RegionGomel Region
RaionDobrush District
Population
 (2020)
  Total18,300[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
247050
Area code(s)+375 2333
License plate3

Dobruš is governed by a Regional Executive Committee, the chairman of which is Volha Mokharava.

History

On November 21, 1941, 106 local Jews and 19 Soviet activists were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by Einsatzkommando 8, coming from Gomel, assisted by local policemen.[2] During the spring of 1942, another execution took place in which about 70 Jews were also killed.[3]

References

  1. BelStat 2020 Population Bulletin (Численность населения на 1 января 2020 г. по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов и поселков городского типа), 8 April 2020
  2. http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=222
  3. "Yahad - in Unum".

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