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Dzernavichy or Dernovichi (; ) is an abandoned village in Narowlya District, Gomel Region,
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History

Founded in the 18th century, in 1939 it annexed the farm Krasilovka (). In 1943, during
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, it was interested by the underground activities of
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and was partially burned and ransacked by the
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, that established a stronghold there. It was liberated on November 30, after a battle. in 1959 it had a population of 1,016, with 308 families. Following the 1986 nuclear disaster of Chernobyl, it was abandoned and, from 1988, included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve; a Belarusian nature reserve that adjoins the
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in
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Geography

The village is located by the western shore of the
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, in front of Aravichy, between the cities of
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, in
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, and Narowlya.


See also

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Ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...


References

{{Polesie State Radioecological Reserve Populated places in Gomel region Ghost towns in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve