Karelichy
Карэлічы (Belarusian)
Urban-type settlement
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Coat of arms of Karelichy
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Karelichy is located in Belarus
Karelichy
Karelichy
Location of Karelichy in Belarus
Coordinates: 53°34′N 26°08′E / 53.567°N 26.133°E / 53.567; 26.133
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
DistrictKarelichy District
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total5,820
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Karelichy[a] (Belarusian: Карэлічы, romanized: Kareličy;[b] Russian: Кореличи, romanized: Korelichi; Lithuanian: Koreličiai; Polish: Korelicze; Yiddish: קארעליץ, romanized: Korelitz) is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Karelichy District.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 5,820.[1]

The town was historically a center of a large Jewish community; its population in 1900 was 1,840.[2]

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. ^ BGN/PCGN romanization.
  2. ^ Official transliteration.

References

  1. ^ a b c "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 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ JewishGen.org

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