Dobrush (, ; ) is a town located in
Gomel Region,
Belarus
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. It is located on the
Iput River. It serves as the administrative center of
Dobrush District.
As of 2025, it has a population of 17,901.
Dobrush is first mentioned in 1335.
Dobruh 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
During World War II, the Nazi German ' were a sub-group of the ' (mobile killing squads) – up to 3,000 men total – usually composed of 500–1,000 functionaries of the SS and Gestapo, whose mission was to exterminate Jews, Polish intellect ...
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
Populated places in Belarus
Populated places in Gomel region
Holocaust locations in Belarus
Dobrush district
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