Porazava (Belarusian: Поразава; Russian: Порозово, romanized: Porozovo; Polish: Porozów; Yiddish: פּאָרוזעווע, romanized: Porozeve; Lithuanian: Porozovas) is an urban-type settlement in Svislach District, Grodno Region, Belarus.[2][1] It is located near the town of Svislach.[3] As of 2023, it has a population of 694.[1]
Porazava
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 Church of Saint Michael the Archangel | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Porazava | |
| Coordinates: 52°56′N 24°22′E / 52.933°N 24.367°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Svislach District |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 694 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
History edit
The first church was built in 1460 by Jan Rynwid.[4] It was a royal town of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, administratively located in the Nowogródek Voivodeship.
In the late 19th century, the Christian population was mostly employed in pottery, whereas the Jews mostly lived off trade.[4] Part of the Republic of Poland. According to the 1921 census, the population was 84.8% Polish and 14.9% Jewish.[5] The town had a thriving Jewish community and synagogue prior to World War II.
During World War II, Porozów was occupied by the Soviet Union from September 1939 to June 1941, and then by Nazi Germany until 15 July 1944 and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok.
Notable people edit
- Ester Rachel Kamińska (1870–1925), actress
References edit
- ^ a b c "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". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 308. ISBN 985-458-098-9.
- ^ Vitaut Kipel, Zora Kipel Byelorussian statehood: reader and bibliography 1988 - Page 320 "He was born in the town of Porazava, near the city of Vatikavysk on December 16. 1888. His parents were poor urbanites who owned some land on which they worked. Hadleuski went to local schools in Porazava and in the town of Svislac."
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. p. 826.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom V (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924.
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