Bykhaw
Bykhaw (Belarusian: Бы́хаў, IPA: [ˈbɨxaʊ]) or Bykhov (Russian: Бы́хов; Polish: Bychów; Yiddish: ביחאָוו, romanized: Bihov; Lithuanian: Bychavas) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is located 44 kilometres (27 mi) south of Mogilev (M on the Dnieper River (Dniapro), and is the administrative center of Bykhaw District. As of 2009, its population was 17,031.[1]
Bykhaw
Bykhov | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bykhaw Location of Bykhaw, shown within Mogilev Region | |
| Coordinates: 53°31′N 30°15′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev Region |
| District | Bykhaw District |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 17,031 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| License plate | 6 |
History
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In the early modern times Bykhaw was an important fortress known for hard battles.[2]
Bykhaw is known for its 17th-century synagogue. During World War II, Bychaw was occupied by the German Army from 5 July 1941 until 28 June 1944 and placed under the administration of the Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland. The Jews of Bykhov were killed in two mass shootings in September and November 1941. According to the German and Soviet archives, there were 4600 Jews from Bykhaw who were shot in Voronino.[3]
There is an abandoned military airfield, Bykhov airfield inside a military town called Bykhov-1, which is now a microdistrict of Bykhaw.
References
- Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- "The history of Bykhov - private Minsk tours, day trips, city tours, military tours".
- "Yahad - in Unum".
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