Davydawka or Davydovka (Belarusian: Давыдаўка, romanized: Davydaŭka;[1] Russian: Давыдовка) is a village in Svyetlahorsk District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[2] It is part of Davydawka selsoviet.[1] It was founded as a Jewish farming settlement. During World War II it was the place of a large concentration camp controlled by the hungarian army.
Davydawka
Davydovka | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°32′24″N 29°31′45″E / 52.54000°N 29.52917°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Gomel Region |
District | Svyetlahorsk District |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
References
edit- ^ a b Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2006). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гомельская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 299. ISBN 985-458-131-4.
- ^ "Shtetls of Belarus: Davidovka, Rechitsa uyezd, Minsk gubernia". JewishGen. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-03-13.