| Country | Belarus |
|---|---|
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Orsha District |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) |
| Coordinates | 54°36′N 30°04′E |
Smalyany (Belarusian: Смальяны; Russian: Смольяны) is an agrotown in Orsha District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Smalyany selsoviet.[2] It is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) west-northwest of Orsha.[3]
History
In 1926, 950 Jews lived in the settlement, just over half of the total population.[3] During the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the settlement was captured by German forces of Army Group Centre on 9 July 1941.[3] The Germans established a ghetto, possibly during the fall of 1941; the ghetto was liquidated on 5 April 1942 as a mass shooting of Jews took place.[3] The Soviet Extraordinary State Commission (ChGK) estimated the number of victims to be 610, with a list compiled by the ChGK containing the names of 254 Jews.[3]
References
- ^ "Оршанский районный исполнительный комитет - Горпоссельисполкомы" (in ru-ru). www.orsha.vitebsk-region.gov.by
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 78. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
- ^ Megargee & Dean 2012, p. 1734.
Sources
- Megargee, Geoffrey P. & Dean, Martin (4 May 2012). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933 –1945: Volume II: Ghettos in German-Occupied Eastern Europe. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-00202-0.