Karelichy (Belarusian: Карэлічы, romanized: Kareličy; Russian: Кореличи, romanized: Korelichi; Lithuanian: Koreličiai; Polish: Korelicze; Yiddish: קארעליץ, romanized: Korelitz) is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Karelichy District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 5,723.[1]
Karelichy
Карэлічы (Belarusian) | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Karelichy Location of Karelichy in Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′N 26°08′E / 53.567°N 26.133°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Karelichy District |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 5,723 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
The town was historically a center of a large Jewish community; its population in 1900 was 1,840.[2]
Notable people
edit- Ignacy Domeyko (from Niedźwiadka village in Karelichy district)
- Itzhak Katzenelson
- Karelitz family, Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, Nissim Karelitz[citation needed]
- Saul Adler
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ JewishGen.org
External links
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