Zhlobin (; ; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region,

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. It is located on the

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, and serves as the administrative center of Zhlobin District. It is situated from

Gomel Gomel (, ) or Homyel (, ) is a city in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it is the List of cities and largest ...

. As of 2025, it has a population of 76,304. The town is notable for being the location where steelmaker BMZ was established. BMZ is one of the largest companies in Belarus, and an important producer in the worldwide markets of steel wires and cords. The company is the main sustainer of the town's economy.

History

In 1939, 19% of the town's population was Jewish. During

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, Zhlobin was occupied by the

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from 3 July 1941 until 13 July 1944. The Nazis captured the Jews and imprisoned them in 2 different ghettos, where they suffered from starvation, disease and abuse. On April 12, 1942, 1,200 Jews were murdered in the ghettos.

Demographics

Sport

Metallurg Zhlobin of the

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is the local pro hockey team.

Industrial enterprises

* OJSC "BMZ - managing company of the holding" BMK " * Branch of JSC "RMCC" "Zhlobin Dairy Plant" * PUE "Zhlobinselkhozkhimiya" * OJSC "Zhlobin garment factory" * State enterprise "Zhlobin mobile mechanized column 71" * JSC "AFPK "Zhlobin Meat Processing Plant" * JSC "BelFa" * Zhlobin bakery * OJSC "Zhlobinmebel" * TPU "Metallurgtorg"

Twin towns – sister cities

Zhlobin is twinned with: *

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, Italy (since 1992) *

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, Serbia * Vyksa, Russia

Gallery

References

External links

Горад Жлобін // Radzima.org

Zhlobin.org: Information and photos

Zhlobin.By: News, photos, useful files

The murder of the Jews of Žlobin
during

, at

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