Dobrush ( be, Добруш, , russian: Добруш, pl, Dobrusz) is a town within the
Gomel Region
Gomel Region or Gomel Oblast or Homiel Voblasts ( be, Го́мельская во́бласць, Homielskaja vobłasć, russian: Гомельская область, Gomelskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center i ...
of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. It is located on the
Iput River. Mentioned for the first time in 1335.
Dobruš is governed by a
Regional Executive Committee, the chairman of which is Volha Mokharava.
History
On November 21, 1941, 106 local Jews and 19 Soviet activists were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by
Einsatzkommando 8, coming from Gomel, assisted by local policemen. During the spring of 1942, another execution took place in which about 70 Jews were also killed.
Mass media
The Dobrush Region newspaper is published in Dobrush.
Сulture
In Dobrush there are State Institution "Dobrush Regional Palace of Culture", GDK "Meliorator", Dobrush Public and Cultural Center. Also in Dobrush there is a regional children's library. Since 2002, the Dobrush Regional Museum of Local Lore
[http://dobrush.museum.by/] has been operating. In addition to all this, the Voskhod Cinema (3D) operates in Dobrush.
On November 13, 2021, the regional qualifying round of the XIII Republican Festival of National Cultures was held in Dobrush.
In 2022, the 29th Day of Belarusian Writing will be held in Dobrush.
Gallery
Dobruš, Paskievič. Добруш, Паскевіч (1895).jpg, Paper Factory in Dobrush, 1895
Papiernia front.jpg, Paper Factory, 2010
Dobruš, Belarus - panoramio (5).jpg, Museum
References
External links
Dobrush regional portalDobrush Regional Executive Committee, in English
Photos at Radzima.org
Towns in Belarus
Populated places in Gomel Region
Minsk Voivodeship
Gomelsky Uyezd
Holocaust locations in Belarus
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