Talachyn

Tałačyn
Tałačyn
	Талачы́н (Belarusian); Толо́чин (Russian);
	Church of the Protection of Our Lady
	Flag Coat of arms
	Tałačyn Location in Belarus
	Coordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°ECoordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°E
Country	Belarus
Voblast	Vitebsk Region
Raion	Talachyn District
First mentioned	1433
Elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	9,900
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
Postal code	211070
Area code(s)	+375 2136
License plate	2

Talachyn (Belarusian: Талачы́н, Łacinka: Tałačyn, pronounced [taɫaˈtʂɨn]) or Tolochin (Russian: Толо́чин; Polish: Tołoczyn, Yiddish: Tolotshin טאָלאָטשין‎, Lithuanian: Talačynas) is a city in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus, an administrative center of the Talachyn District. It is perhaps the coldest city in Belarus in winter^{[citation needed]}, with a record low of -42.2C.

History[]

The town was first mentioned in 1433. The village was a shtetl, the Jewish population of the town constituted more than 70% of all inhabitants.^[2] In March 1942 the Germans killed more than 2,000 Jews from the city and its suburbs in a mass execution.^[3] A memorial has been erected to remember the fate of the victims. American composer Irving Berlin was likely born in this city.

Notable citizens[]

References[]

^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2020 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2019 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов и поселков городского типа" (PDF). belstat. 2020.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/institute/killing_sites_catalog_details_full.asp?region=Vitebsk

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[1] "Численность населения на 1 января 2020 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2019 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов и поселков городского типа" (PDF). belstat. 2020.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttp://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/institute/killing_sites_catalog_details_full.asp?region=Vitebsk

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Tałačyn
Талачы́н (Belarusian) Толо́чин (Russian)
Church of the Protection of Our Lady
Flag Coat of arms
Tałačyn Location in Belarus
Coordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°E / 54.417; 29.700Coordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°E / 54.417; 29.700
Country	Belarus
Voblast	Vitebsk Region
Raion	Talachyn District
First mentioned	1433
Elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	9,900^[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
Postal code	211070
Area code(s)	+375 2136
License plate	2