Abchuha (; ) is an agrotown in Krupki District, Minsk Region,

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. It is located northeast of the capital

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. It is administratively part of Aktsyabrski

selsoviet A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings: *The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area. *The territorial subdivision administered ...

; it previously served as the administrative center of Abchuha selsoviet before it was abolished in 2013. In 2010, it had a population of 180.Гарады і вёскі Беларусі, p. 341

History

In 1923, there were 272 Jews living there, mostly in the center of the town.

World War II

During

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, it was under German military occupation from early July 1941 until June 1944. It is not known exactly when a

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was created, but this was at some point before the summer of 1942 when the Jews were placed in ten houses. On 5 May 1942, the Germans and local police surrounded the ghetto and shot most of the 440 Jews. The survivors of the shooting were later shot in June. Following the war, the status of the settlement was downgraded from town to village due to the significant population loss.

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* * {{Authority control Agrotowns in Belarus Populated places in Minsk region Krupki district Holocaust locations in Belarus