Lyakhavichy
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| Lyakhavichy Ляхавічы |
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 Lyakhavichy
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| Coordinates: 53°02′N 26°16′E / 53.033°N 26.267°E | |||
| Country |  Belarus |
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| Voblast | Brest Voblast | ||
| Raion | Lyakhavichy Raion | ||
| Mentioned | 1572 | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 11,600 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 225372 | ||
| Area code(s) | +375 1633 | ||
| License plate | 1 | ||
Lyakhavichy (Belarusian: Ляхавічы, pronounced [ˈlʲaxavʲitʂɨ]) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest.
For many centuries, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The city's fortress, Liahavichy Castle, survived all sieges during the Russo–Polish War (1654–1667), and was nicknamed the Jasna Góra of Lithuania.
During World War II Nazi Germans set up a ghetto for the Jews there.
[edit] Personalities
- Alexander Mukdoyni (Kopel) (1878–1958) Polish - American theatre critic of Yiddish language
- Sergiusz Piasecki (1901–1964) - Polish writer and soldier
- Nachman Shlomo Greenspan (1878–1961) - Rabbi and Talmud scholar
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Coordinates: 53°02′N 26°16′E / 53.033°N 26.267°E
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