Staryya Darohi

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Staryya Darohi (Belarusian: Старыя Дарогi, romanizedStaryja Darohi;[a] Russian: Старые Дороги, romanizedStaryye Dorogi) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Staryya Darohi District.[1] It is located 107 kilometres (66 mi) south-southeast of the capital Minsk.[2] As of 2024, it has a population of 10,898.[1]

Staryya Darohi
Старыя Дарогi (Belarusian)
Старые Дороги (Russian)
Flag of Staryya Darohi
Coat of arms of Staryya Darohi
Staryya Darohi is located in Belarus
Staryya Darohi
Staryya Darohi
Coordinates: 53°02′22″N 28°15′54″E / 53.03944°N 28.26500°E / 53.03944; 28.26500
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictStaryya Darohi District
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total10,898
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
222910
Area code+375 1792
License plate5

History

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In 1939, there were 1,085 Jews living there, making up 28.6% of the total population.[2] There were two synagogues and several Jewish schools.

During World War II, in 1941, Jews were imprisoned in a closed ghetto by Germans, some Jews managed to escape before on their own or by train. There was a fenced and guarded ghetto on Kirov street where there was a Jewish school and several houses. A group of Jews was forced to swim into the river and shot by the Germans when they were in the water, but little is known about this massacre. On January 19, 1942, the Jews were murdered in a mass execution at a place known as Kacharka. They were massacred by an SS detachment, assisted by local police. Other categories of victims like prisoners of war were also shot at this location.[3]

Immediately after World War II, a displaced persons camp called the Red House was located outside the village. Primo Levi describes in his book The Truce during a short period when around 1,400 displaced persons from across Europe lived there with the Red Army.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b Megargee & Dean 2012, p. 1699.
  3. ^ "YAHAD - IN UNUM". yahadmap.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  4. ^ Patruno, Nicholas (1995). Primo Levi. University of South Carolina Press. pp. 47–50. ISBN 978-1-57003-026-0.

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