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Lyozna
Лёзна (Belarusian)
Лиозно (Russian)
Town hall
Town hall
Flag of Lyozna
Coat of arms of Lyozna
Lyozna is located in Belarus
Lyozna
Lyozna
Coordinates: 55°1′N 30°48′E / 55.017°N 30.800°E / 55.017; 30.800
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictLyozna District
Established1525
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total6,631
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Area code+375 2138
License plate2
Websiteliozno.vitebsk-region.gov.by

Lyozna (Belarusian: Лёзна, romanizedLiozna; Russian: Лиозно, romanizedLiozno; Polish: Łoźna; German: Ljesno; Yiddish: ליאזנע, romanizedLyozne) is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Lyozna District.[2][1] It is located close to the border with Russia by the Vitebsk-Smolensk railroad branch and highway, on the Moshna River. As of 2023, it has a population of 6,631.[1]

History

The first known record of the Lyozna shtetl (small town with a high Jewish population) is dated 1654.

In 1939, 711 Jews lived in the settlement, making up 17.3 percent of the population.[3]

During the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the settlement was captured on 16 July 1941 by V Army Corps of the 9th Army; it was part of Army Group Centre Rear Area.[3] Lyozna was under German occupation until 8 October 1943.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 293. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
  3. ^ a b Megargee & Dean 2012, p. 1699.
  4. ^ Освобождение городов

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