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Dubrowna

Town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus

Dubrowna Дуброўна (Belarusian) Дубровно (Russian)
Town

Flag Coat of arms
54°34′N 30°41′E / 54.567°N 30.683°E / 54.567; 30.683
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
District	Dubrowna District
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population (2024)^[1]
• Total	6,929
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Area code	+375 2137

Dubrowna or Dubrovno (Belarusian: Дуброўна, romanized: Dubroŭna;^[a] Russian: Дубровно; Polish: Dąbrowna) is a town in Vitebsk Region, northern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper River and serves as the administrative centre of Dubrowna District.^[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 6,929.^[1]

Etymology

The toponym originates from a Proto-Slavic term for an oak forest, which may explain the inclusion of oak leaves and acorns in the town's coat of arms.

History

In the 19th century Dubrowna was a centre for weaving.^[2] The town had a significant Jewish community that in 1898 formed more than half of its population.^[2]

During World War II Dubrovno was heavily affected. It was occupied by German forces July 17–20, 1941, and the town's Jews were killed.^[3] It was the scene of considerable partisan activity. From October 1943 to June 1944 it was at or near the front line, and was not finally reoccupied by Soviet forces until June 26, 1944.

Dubrowna hosts an annual folk song and dance festival, "Dnepr voices in Dubrovno".^[4]

Notable people

Harry Batshaw (1902–1984), jurist
Israel Dov Frumkin (1850–1914), journalist
Charles Jaffé (c.1879 - 1941), chess master
Brothers Yakov Polyakov, Samuel Polyakov (1837–1888) and Lazar Polyakov (1843–1914), businessmen
Kazimierz Siemienowicz (c.1600 - c.1651), military engineer and rocket pioneer
Anna Tumarkin (1875–1951), professor of philosophy
Menachem Ussishkin (1863–1941), Zionist
Zvi Zeitlin (1922–2012), violinist

Notes

^ Official transliteration.

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 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Rosenthal, Herman; Janovsky, S. "Dubrovna". JewishEncyclopaedia.com. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
^ Catherine Merridale, Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Macmillan, 2007: ISBN 0-312-42652-6), p. 38.
^ "Culture". Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.