Damachava
Дамачава Домачево Damachava Domachevo | |
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Coordinates: 51°N 23°E / 51°N 23°E | |
Country Subdivision |
Belarus Brest district, Brest Voblast |
Founded | 1700s |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | ~1,200 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Coordinates: 51°45′N 23°36′E / 51.750°N 23.600°E
Damachava (Belarusian: Дамачава; Russian: Домáчево, Domachevo, Polish: Domaczewo) is a town, Brest Raion, Brest Voblast.[1][2]
History
The majority of the town inhabitants were Jewsih before World War II.[3] From November 1941, the Jews were kept imprisoned in a ghetto.[4] September 1942 they were murdered in a mass execution.[5]
References
- ↑ Domachevo website (in Russian)
- ↑ "Domaczewo" in an 1881 Polish geographical dictionary
- ↑ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=232#!prettyPhoto
- ↑ http://moreshet.pl/he/node/400
- ↑ http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/domaczewo/
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