Pukhavichy, Minsk Region

Pukhavichy

Пухавічы (Belarusian)
Пуховичи (Russian)
Pukhovichi
Pukhavichy Пухавічы (Belarusian); Пуховичи (Russian) Pukhovichi
	Pukhavichy
	Coordinates: 53°31′49″N 28°15′13″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Minsk Region
District	Pukhavichy District
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Pukhavichy (Belarusian: Пухавічы; Russian: Пуховичи, romanized: Pukhovichi; Polish: Puchowicze) is an agrotown in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pukhavichy rural council (selsoviet).

Landscape of Pukhavichy

History

In December 1926, 929 Jews lived in the village, 43 percent of the total population. The Germans occupied the town at the end of June 1941. The Jewish population were murdered in 1941.[1]

Notable people

Anatol Volny (1902–1937), Belarusian artist, poet, writer and journalist

References

http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=495 The murder of the Jews of Pukhavichy] during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

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[1] ttp://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=495 The murder of the Jews of Pukhavichy] during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.