Dawhinava (Belarusian: Даўгінава, romanized: Daŭhinava; Russian: Долгиново, romanized: Dolginovo; Polish: Dołhinów; Yiddish: דאלהינאוו) is an agrotown in Vilyeyka District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] It is located 82 kilometres (51 mi) north of the capital Minsk and 40 km (25 mi) east-northeast of Vilyeyka. It serves as the administative center of Dawhinava selsoviet.[2]
Dawhinava
Даўгінава (Belarusian) Dolginovo | |
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.jpg) Saint Stanislaus Catholic Church | |
  Dawhinava | |
| Coordinates: 54°39′N 27°29′E / 54.650°N 27.483°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Vilyeyka District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
History edit
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King Stephen Bathory passed through the town before recapturing Polotsk.[3] During the Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667, a battle between Lithuanian and Russian forces was fought in the town's vicinity in 1661.[3]
During the interwar period, it was part of the Wilno Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic. In the 1921 census, 52.2% people declared Jewish nationality, 39.4% declared Polish nationality, 7.9% declared Belarusian nationality.[4]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards.
Jewish history edit
There were 1,194 Jews in Dawhinava in 1847, 2,559 in 1897 out of a total population of 3,551 (based on statistical analysis of the 1897 All Russia Census, for the Vileyka district town of Dolginovo), 2,259 in 1900 and 1,747 in 1921 (out of 2,671). See the Dolhinow yizkor book for additional information. Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman was born in Dawhinava, and his cousin Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky grew up in the town.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 1,439 | — |
| 1921 | 2,671 | +85.6% |
| Source: [3][4] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Вилейский районный исполнительный комитет - Долгиновский сельский исполнительный комитет". vileyka.gov.by (in Russian).
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 147. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
- ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1881. p. 106.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 29.
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