Shumilino

Shumilino

Shumilino

Urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus

Shumilino (Russian: Шумилино) or Shumilina (Belarusian: Шуміліна, romanized: Šumilina) is an urban-type settlement in Shumilina District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Vitebsk. As of 2023, it has a population of 7,262.[1]

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History

In 1939, 376 Jews lived in the town, making up 16% of the total population. After the German invasion of Poland, a significant population of Polish Jews came to the city. The city was under German occupation from 1941 to 1944.

The Jewish inhabitants were kept imprisoned in an enclosed ghetto in August 1941.[2] The ghetto was liquidated on November 19, 1941, when the Germans and local police perpetrated a mass execution of around 300 Jews. After the shootings, witnesses recounted that the Jewish houses were plundered.[3]

  • Library of the city
  • Memorial on the location of the massacre
  • War memorial
  • Our Lady of Fatima church

References

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    "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 4 January 2024.
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    "Библиотека журнала "МИШПОХА". Серия "Мое местечко". "УНЕСЕННЫЕ ВЕКОМ"".
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    "Yahad - in Unum".
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