Talachyn
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Coordinates: 54°25′N 29°42′E / 54.417°N 29.700°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Vitebsk Region |
District | Talachyn District |
First mentioned | 1433 |
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 9,691 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Postal code | 211070 |
Area code | +375 2136 |
License plate | 2 |
Talachyn or Tolochin (Belarusian: Талачын, romanized: Talačyn,[a] IPA: [taɫaˈtʂɨn]; Russian: Толочин; Polish: Tołoczyn; Yiddish: טאָלאָטשין; Lithuanian: Talačynas) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Talachyn District.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 9,691.[1]
The town was first mentioned in 1433. The village was a shtetl: the Jewish population of the town constituted more than 70% of all inhabitants.[2] In March 1942 the Germans killed more than 2,000 Jews from the city and its suburbs in a mass execution.[3] A memorial has been erected to remember the fate of the victims.