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Gromnitsy in the region of Minskaya Voblastsʼ is a place in Belarus - some 33 mi or ( 53 km ) North of Minsk , the country's capital city .
Time in Gromnitsy is now 11:45 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Daugavpils, Pskov, Vilnius, and Zimnitskiye. Since you are here already, consider visiting Riga . Where to go and what to see in Gromnitsy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at 54.34 27.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Logoisk crater
Logoisk crater is a meteorite impact crater in Belarus near the city of Lahojsk. It is 15 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 42.3 ± 1.1 million years. The crater is not exposed at the surface.
Located at 54.20 27.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Lahoysk
Lahoysk is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus and the administrative center of the Lahoysk Raion. First chronicled in 1078, Lahoysk was the center of a small 12th-century principality, later absorbed into the Principality of Polotsk. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was a seat of the Tyszkiewicz noble family. The modern city has a ski resort named Silichy. \t\t \t\t\tBelarus-Lahoisk-Region Executive Committee. jpg \t\t\t Lahoysk Raion executive committee. \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tLahoisk2.
Located at 54.20 27.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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