Jump to content

Sharkawshchyna

Coordinates: 55°22′N 27°28′E / 55.367°N 27.467°E / 55.367; 27.467
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Hmains (talk | contribs) at 01:32, 30 October 2016 (Category add/change/fix; AWB general fixes using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sharkawshchyna Orthodox church, founded in 1639, rebuilt in 1912.

Sharkawshchyna (Belarusian: Шаркаўшчына; official transliteration: Šarkaŭščyna, also Sharkovshchina Russian: Шарковщина; Polish: Szarkowszczyna) is an urban settlement in Vitebsk Region of Belarus and the center of Sharkawshchyna Raion.[1] The population is 6,900 (2010).[2]

History

In October 1941, 1,900 Jews of the town and surroundings were kept imprisoned in a ghetto. Many died of disease and starvation.[3]

On July 17, 1942, 1 200 Jews were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an einsatzgruppen,[4] some managed to escape.[5]

References

  1. ^ Sharkawshchyna Raion on the website of Vitebsk Region
  2. ^ Численность населения по Республике Беларусь, областям и г. Минску (тысяч человек) на 1 января 2010 года
  3. ^ http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~community~-1949290
  4. ^ http://www.sztetl.org.pl/he/city/szarkowszczyzna/
  5. ^ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=1102

55°22′N 27°28′E / 55.367°N 27.467°E / 55.367; 27.467


Stub icon

This Belarus location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharkawshchyna&oldid=746865368"