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Karelichy[a] (Belarusian: Карэлічы, romanized: Kareličy;[b] Russian: Кореличи, romanized: Korelichi; Lithuanian: Koreličiai; Polish: Korelicze; Yiddish: קארעליץ, romanized: Korelitz) is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Karelichy District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 5,723.[1]
The town was historically a center of a large Jewish community; its population in 1900 was 1,840.[2]
Notable people
- Ignacy Domeyko (from Niedźwiadka village in Karelichy district)
- Itzhak Katzenelson
- Karelitz family, Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, Nissim Karelitz[citation needed]
- Saul Adler
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ JewishGen.org
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