Korelichi

Karelichy

Karelichy

Urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus

Karelichy[lower-alpha 1] (Belarusian: Карэлічы, romanized: Kareličy;[lower-alpha 2] Russian: Кореличи, romanized: Korelichi; Lithuanian: Koreličiai; Polish: Korelicze; Yiddish: קארעליץ, romanized: Korelitz) is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Karelichy District.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 5,820.[1]

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The town was historically a center of a large Jewish community; its population in 1900 was 1,840.[2]

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Notes

  1. BGN/PCGN romanization.
  2. Official transliteration.

References

  1. [1]
    "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    JewishGen.org
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