Parichi
Parichi, Paryčy or Parytchy(Belarusian: Парычы, is an Urban settlement in Gomel Region, southern Belarus.
Parichi
Belarusian:Парычы | |
|---|---|
  Parichi | |
| Coordinates: 52°48′10″N 29°25′09″E | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Voblast | Gomel Region |
| Raion | Svietlahorsk District |
| First mentioned | 1639 |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,816 |
| • Density | 622/km2 (1,610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +375-2342 |
Location and history
Paryčy is situated on the Berezina river, some 29 km north-west of Svetlahorsk, 40 km au south-east of Babruysk and 114 km north-west of Gomel.
The village became part of the Russian Empire after the Second Partition of Poland in 1793.
The settlement was occupied by the Wehrmacht on 5 July 1941, and the important Jewish community, some 1700 people, was exterminated in the following years. The settlement was liberated on 26 June 1944, during the Bobruysk offensive.
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