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Talachyn

Coordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°E / 54.417; 29.700
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Coat of Arms of Tałačyn
Coat of Arms of Tałačyn
Church of the Protection of Our Lady, Talachyn, Belarus

Talachyn (Belarusian: Талачы́н, Łacinka: Tałačyn, pronounced [taɫaˈtʂɨn]) or Tolochin (Russian: Толо́чин; Polish: Tołoczyn, [Tolotshin ,טאָלאָטשין] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Lithuanian: Talačynas) is a city in the Viciebsk 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

Town was first mentioned in 1433. The village was a shtetl, the Jewish population of the town constituted more than 70% of all inhabitants.[1] In March 1942 the Germans killed more than 2,000 Jews from the city and its suburbs in a mass execution.[2] A memorial has been erected to remember the fate of the victims.

References

  1. ^ http://shtetle.co.il/Shtetls/tolochin/tolochin_eng.html
  2. ^ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/institute/killing_sites_catalog_details_full.asp?region=Vitebsk

54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°E / 54.417; 29.700


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