Syanno or Senno ( be, Сянно; russian: Сенно́; pl, Sienno; lt, Siano) is a city in
Vitebsk Region,
Belarus. It is southwest of
Vitebsk on the southern shore of Senno Lake. As of the 2018, the population was 7,092.
History
The village is first mentioned in a document of 1442.
Fairs were held there, and a lively hay market gave it its name (russian: сено ''seno'' 'hay'). From the first half of the 17th century it belonged to the
Sapieha family; from the second half of the 18th century, to the
Ogińskis. In 1772 it became part of the
Russian Empire.
In 1924, Senno became part of the
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор ...
. During
World War II, it was the site of a major tank battle in July 1941.
References
External links
The murder of the Jews of Syannoduring
World War II, at
Yad Vashem website
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Cities in Belarus
Populated places in Vitebsk Region
Vitebsk Voivodeship
Sennensky Uyezd
Holocaust locations in Belarus
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