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Дуброўна ''Dubroŭna''; pl, Dąbrowna) or Dubrovno (russian: Дубро́вно) is a small town on the
Dnieper River. 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. Dubroŭna is the administrative centre of the
Dubroŭna Raion of the
Vitebsk Voblast in northern
Belarus.
In the 19th century Dubroŭna was a centre for weaving.
The town had a significant Jewish community that in 1898 formed more than half of its population.
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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. It was the scene of considerable ]partisan
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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.
Dubroŭna hosts an annual folk song and dance festival, "Dnepr voices in Dubrovno".
Famous people born in Dubrowna
* Harry Batshaw (1902–1984), jurist
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* Israel Dov Frumkin (1850–1914), journalist
* Charles Jaffé (c.1879 - 1941), chess master
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*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
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* Menachem Ussishkin (1863–1941), Zionist
* Zvi Zeitlin (1922–2012), violinist
References
External links
Dubroŭna Raion Executive Committee
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopaedia Online
* ''Jewish Encyclopedia
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The murder of the Jews of Dubroŭna
during World War II, at Yad Vashem website
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Towns in Belarus
Populated places in Vitebsk Region
Dubrowna District
Vitebsk Voivodeship
Goretsky Uyezd
Populated places on the Dnieper in Belarus