Kalinkavičy ( be, Калі́нкавічы, russian: Калинковичи, pl, Kalinkowicze) is a town in the
Gomel Region of south-eastern
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 ...
. Kalinkavičy is located beside the
Netech' River, opposite the town of
Mazyr
Mazyr ( be, Мазыр, ; russian: Мозырь ''Mozyr'' , pl, Mozyrz , Yiddish: מאזיר) is a city in the Gomel Region of Belarus on the Pripyat River about east of Pinsk and northwest of Chernobyl. It is located at approximately . The p ...
, and is the site of one of the country's most important
railway
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junction
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Junction'' (film), a 2012 American film
* Jjunction, a 2002 Indian film
* Junction (album), a 1976 album by Andrew Cyrille
* Junction (EP), by Basement Jaxx, 2002
* Junction (manga), or ''Hot ...
s. It has a population of 37,876 (2004 estimate). It has suffered radioactive fallout from the
Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is one of only two n ...
.
History
Archaeological excavations have found traces of human settlement dating back to 26,000-24,000 years ago, the oldest yet discovered in Belarus.
The earliest historical mention of the town of Kalinkavičy dates to 1560. The town grew to prominence at the end of the nineteenth century with the coming of the railways.
Before
World War II
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, a significant part of the population was Jewish, 3,386 out of 9,799 were Jews. Kalinkavichy was under
German
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occupation from 22 August 1941 until 14 January 1944. Before the arrival of the German forces, a part of the Jewish population managed to evacuate the city by train.
On September 20, 1941, all the Jews were shot by collaborating policemen and German gendarmes in a trench.
Food processing (esp. pork products) is the largest industry. The extraction of peat (5.5 million tonnes of reserves) is also economically important.
Overview
The mean January temperature is ; July . Precipitation totals per annum.
Kalinkavičy is also known for the annual
Avtyuki comedy festival
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, held every June.
In 1998, the town was united with the surrounding rural area to form a single administrative unit,
Kalinkavičy Rajon, covering , with a total population of 71,500.
Notable Figures born in Kalinkavichy
*One of the most notable figures born in Kalinkavicy was
Solomon Simon (1895–1970), a well-known Yiddish author who emigrated to New York City in 1913. His autobiography, "My Jewish Roots," describes his early childhood years in Kalinkavichy (Kalinkovich).
*
Katherine Locke, a stage and supporting screen actress of the 1930s and 40s was born in Kalinkavichy, prior to emigrating to the United States.
*
IDF
IDF or idf may refer to:
Defence forces
*Irish Defence Forces
*Israel Defense Forces
*Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006
*Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917
Organizations
*Israeli Diving Federation
*Interaction ...
General (1905-1947)
References
External links
Youtube: 3 июля 2018 года. КАЛИНКОВИЧИ ОТМЕТИЛИ ДЕНЬ НЕЗАВИСИМОСТИ
Populated places in Gomel Region
Towns in Belarus
Minsk Voivodeship
Rechitsky Uyezd
Kalinkavichy District
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