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Zhestinoye Destination Guide

Delve into Zhestinoye in Belarus

Zhestinoye in the region of Minskaya Voblastsʼ is a city in Belarus - some 44 mi or ( 71 km ) North of Minsk , the country's capital .

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Current time in Zhestinoye is now 08:33 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Riga, Daugavpils, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, and Vilnius. While being here, make sure to check out Riga . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Zhestinoye ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 54.34 27.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Eastern Front (World War II), History of Belarus (1939–1945), Mass murder in 1943, Nazi war crimes, Villages in Belarus