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Gnyuta in the region of Belarus (general) is a town in Belarus - some 49 mi or ( 79 km ) North-East of Minsk , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gnyuta is now 10:07 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Daugavpils, Smolensk, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, and Vilnius. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Daugavpils . Where to go and what to see in Gnyuta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Begoml

Begoml (or Biahoml) is an urban settlement in the Dokshitsy district of Vitsebsk Province, Belarus, located on Highway М3 (Belarus) 100 kilometres from Minsk to the north, 157 kilometres from Vitebsk to the south and 30 kilometres from Dokshitsy to the east. As of January 1, 2008 Begoml's population was 3,059.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 54.73 28.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Vitebsk Region, Urban-type settlements in Belarus

Khatyn massacre

Khatyn, Chatyń was a village in Belarus, in Lahojsk district, Minsk Voblast. On March 22, 1943, the population of the village was massacred during World War II by the 118th Schutzmannschaft battalion, formed in July 1942 in Kiev, mostly from Ukrainian collaborators, prisoners of war and deserters and the Waffen-SS special battalion "Dirlewanger". The massacre was not an isolated incident. At least 5,295 Belarusian settlements were destroyed by the Nazis and some or all their inhabitants killed.

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Located at 54.34 27.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Eastern Front (World War II), History of Belarus (1939–1945), Mass murder in 1943, Nazi war crimes, Villages in Belarus