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Discover Khvinyavichy in Belarus

Khvinyavichy in the region of Hrodzyenskaya Voblastsʼ is a place located in Belarus - some 99 mi or ( 159 km ) West of Minsk , the country's capital .

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Local time in Khvinyavichy is now 08:37 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Riga, Vilnius, Zblyany, Zasyetstsye, and Smarhon'. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Khvinyavichy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Zdzięcioł Ghetto

The Zdzięcioł Ghetto, Dzyatlava Ghetto or Zhetel Ghetto was a Jewish ghetto established by Nazi Germany in the town of Zdzięcioł in the occupied eastern part of the Republic of Poland during Holocaust in World War II. The Soviet forces invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939, and stationed in the Voivodeship area until the outbreak of their own war with Germany in June 1941.

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Located at 53.45 25.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ghetto uprisings, Jewish Belarusian history, Jewish ghettos in German-occupied Poland, Jewish resistance during the Holocaust, Military history of Belarus during World War II, The Holocaust in Belarus

Dzyatlava

Dzyatlava is a town in Belarus in the Hrodna voblast, about 165 km southeast of Hrodna. It is a railway station on the line between Baranavičy and Lida. The population is 8,900 (1995). Dzyatlava was first referenced in documents from 1498, when it was granted to Prince Konstantin Ostrogski, who later built a wooden castle there. In the 17th century the settlement was owned by Lew Sapieha, who ordered a Catholic church to be erected on the main city square.

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Located at 53.45 25.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Grodno Region, Shtetls, Towns in Belarus

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