Zhlobin ( be, Жло́бін; russian: Жло́бин, pl, Żłobin, lt, Žlobinas) is a city in the
Zhlobin District
Žlobin Raion, or Žlobinski Raion ( be, Жлобінскі раён; russian: Жло́бинский райо́н), is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus.
Notable residents
Uladzimir Sodal
Uladzimir Ilyich Sodal ( be, Уладзімір ...
of
Gomel Region
Gomel Region or Gomel Oblast or Homiel Voblasts ( be, Го́мельская во́бласць, Homielskaja vobłasć, russian: Гомельская область, Gomelskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center i ...
, Belarus, located on the
Dnieper river
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. As of 2017, the population was 76,078.
The city 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
World War II
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, Zhlobin was occupied by the
German Army
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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.
Sport
Metallurg Zhlobin
Metallurg Zhlobin is an ice hockey team in Zhlobin, Belarus. The team was formed in 2004 and competes in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL).
Winner
Belarusian Extraleague:
* - 2012, 2022
Belarusian Cup (ice hockey) The Belarusian Cup is the national ...
of the
Belarusian Extraleague
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is the local pro hockey team.
Industrial enterprises of Zhlobin
* 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:
*
Scalenghe
Scalenghe is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, about southwest of Turin.
Scalenghe borders the following municipalities: None, Pinerolo, Airasca, Piscina, Castagnole Piemonte, Buri ...
, Italy (since 1992)
*
Smederevo
Smederevo ( sr-Cyrl, Смедерево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about downstream of the Serbian capital, Belgrade.
According to ...
, Serbia
*
Vyksa
Vyksa (russian: Вы́кса) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Nizhny Novgorod. Population:
History
Vyksa was founded in 1765 and was granted town status in 1934.
Etymology
From a substrate ...
, 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 Žlobinduring
World War II
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, at
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem ( he, יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, "a memorial and a name") is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; honoring Jews who fought against th ...
website.
Populated places in Gomel Region
Cities in Belarus
Holocaust locations in Belarus
Populated places on the Dnieper in Belarus
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