Lyuban, Belarus
{{Short description|Town in Minsk Region, Belarus}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Lyuban
|native_name = Любань
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|settlement_type = Town
|image_skyline = Любань._Царква_(01).jpg
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|image_flag = Flag of Lubań, Belarus.svg
|image_shield = Coat of Arms of Lubań, Belarus.svg
|flag_size = 150
|shield_size = 75
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Belarus
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Minsk Region
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Lyuban District
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1566
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|population_as_of = 2025
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|population_total = 11,278
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|timezone = MSK
|utc_offset = +3
|pushpin_map = Belarus
|map_caption = Location of Lyuban
|coordinates = {{coord|52|47|55|N|27|59|30|E|region:BY|display=inline}}
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|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code = 223812
|area_code = +375 1794
|blank_name =License plate
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|website = {{Official website|http://lyuban.minsk-region.by/}}
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Lyuban{{efn|{{langx|be|Любань|Liubań}}; {{langx|ru|Любань}}; {{langx|pl|Lubań}}; {{langx|lt|Liubanė}}.}} is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyuban District. In 2009, its population was 11,256.{{in lang|ru}} [http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/perepic/2009/vihod_tables/1.2-6.pdf 2009 statistics of Belarus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030222404/http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/perepic/2009/vihod_tables/1.2-6.pdf |date=2010-10-30 }} (Belstat) As of 2025, it has a population of 11,278.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1566 and received its town status in 1968.
= World War II =
The Nazis occupied the town from July 1941 to June 1944. In August 1941, 150 to 200 Jews of the village are murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by Germans at a gravel pit near the village of Dubniki.[http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/institute/killing_sites_catalog_details_full.asp?region=Minsk Yad Vashem, killing sites, Minsk region].
In September 1941, a ghetto surrounded with barbed wire was created in the west part of the village of Lyuban, near Pervomayiskayia Street. It was guarded by Germans and local policemen. Jews were used as forced labor, cleaning or repairing roads. On November 8, 1941, 50 Jewish men were shot, as a reprisal action after a partisan attack. On December 4, 1941, the ghetto was liquidated and Jews were murdered.{{cite web|url=http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/lyuban-minsk-belarus.917|publisher=yahadmap.org|title=YAHAD - IN UNUM|accessdate=2017-07-15}}
Geography
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Lyuban is located {{convert|139|km}} south of Minsk, not too far from the borders with the regions of Mogilev and Gomel. It is located {{convert|58|km}} from Salihorsk, {{convert|30|km}} from Slutsk and {{convert|26|km}} from Staryya Darohi. The Lyuban Lake is situated north of the town and the mining area of Kaliy is located to the west, close to the Salihorsk suburbs. It is not served by railways but the nearest station, in Urechcha, is located {{convert|8|km}} from the center of Lyuban.
Notable residents
- Yeruchom Levovitz (1875–1935), rabbi
- Rakhel Feygenberg (1895–1972), writer
- Moshe Feinstein (1895–1986), rabbi
- Dovid Feinstein (1929–2020), rabbi
Notes
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References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Liubań|Lyuban}}
- {{in lang|ru}} [http://lyuban.minsk-region.by/ Lyuban official website]
{{Minsk Voblast}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|52|46|55|N|28|3|9|E|region:BY_type:city|display=title}}
Category:Populated places in Belarus
Category:Populated places in Minsk region
Category:Populated places established in 1566
Category:Holocaust locations in Belarus
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