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history. It is southwest of Vitebsk and a kilometer from the source of the

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. Its population in 2010 was 6,600.

History

The town is first mentioned in a document of Grand Duke Vytautas dated 1407 which refers to tributaries called "doxyczahe." Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Dokshytsy was part of Minsk Voivodeship In 1793, Dokshitsy was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Second Partition of Poland and incorporated into the Minsk Governorate; in 1795 it was briefly made a city before losing a portion of its territory and reverting to village status two years later. During the War of 1812 it was overrun and destroyed by the French. In 1897 the population was 2,762 which by 1925 had grown to approximately 3,000 souls. From 1921 until 1939, Dokshytsy (''Dokszyce'') was part of the

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. On 17 September 1939, Dokshytsy was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the

Byelorussian SSR The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор� ...

. From 9 July 1941 until 2 July 1944, Dokshytsy was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the '' Generalbezirk Weißruthenien'' of ''

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''. The Germans destroyed the city and set up a military garrison. Jews of the city were gathered in a ghetto on 30 September 1941. On 29 May 1942, 2600 Jews were executed on a site outside the city. In April 1942, hundreds of young people were sent from the ghetto to a labor camp in Glambukia. During this period an underground organization was established in the ghetto, headed by Joseph Shapira. The ghetto in Dokszyce was established in November 1941. Its border ran from the bridge to Głeboker Street, to the front side of the synagogue courtyard, then down Polotsker Street to Garden’s Beer Hall and the Berezena River, then included the market place up to the side of the synagogue courtyard. It was surrounded by boards, fences, and barbed wire and guarded by the local police. The resettlement took place on November 30, 1941, on a bitterly cold and snowy day. The town’s 3,000 Jews were given only half an hour to assemble on the marketplace with all their belongings. The authorities then gave them only three hours to move into the ghetto. Much of their property, including livestock, was confiscated or stolen by the local police during the resettlement. The ghetto area was very overcrowded— between three and four families had to share a single dwelling. However, some of the houses vacated by Jews outside stood empty, due to the high proportion of Jews in the town. On 2 July 1944, Dokshytsy was liberated by the Red Army. The town resumed its status as a part of the

. Since 1991, it has belonged to the independent Republic of Belarus. After World War 2 the Jewish community was never re-established. Encyclopaedia Judaica, Volume 6, page 154, Jerusalem, 1971.

Gallery

Dokšycy. Докшыцы (2008).jpg, City center Dokšycy._Докшыцы_(4.06.2008).jpg, Church of the Intercession of Our Lady in Dokšycy Dokshytsy ghetto 2a.jpg, Memorial for prosecuted Dokshytsy ghetto Jews Dokšycy. Докшыцы (06.2008).jpg, Dokshytsy art school Dokšycy, Barysaŭskaja. Докшыцы, Барысаўская (1930-39).jpg, Dokshytsy Magistrat Dokšycy. Докшыцы (1919-39).jpg, Parade Dokšycy, Biarezina. Докшыцы, Бярэзіна (1931).jpg, Bridge over Berezina river Dokšycy. Докшыцы (A. Adam, 18.07.1812) (2).jpg, Dokshytsy in 1812 Dokšycy, Trajecki. Докшыцы, Траецкі (1914) (2).jpg, Non existent catholic church of the Holy Trinity in Dokshytsy Dokšycy, Połackaja, Bahasłoŭskaja. Докшыцы, Полацкая, Багаслоўская (1942).jpg, Orthodox church Dokšyckaja synagoga. Докшыцкая сынагога (1919-39).jpg, Synagogue

References

External links

* Borisovsky Uyezd Cities in Belarus Dokshytsy District Holocaust locations in Belarus Minsk Voivodeship Populated places in Vitebsk Region Wilno Voivodeship (1926–1939) {{Belarus-geo-stub