Rahachow

Rahachow

Рагачоў (Belarusian)
Рогачёв (Russian)
Rogachev
Rahachow Рагачоў (Belarusian); Рогачёв (Russian) Rogachev
Town
	Flag Coat of arms
	Rahachow
	Coordinates: 53°6′N 30°3′E / 53.100°N 30.050°E
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel Region
District	Rahachow District
Founded	1142
Area
• Total	18.06 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population (2024)
• Total	31,821
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	247250
Area code	+375 2339
Licence plate	3
Website	Official website (in Russian)

Rahachow or Rogachev (Belarusian: Рагачоў, romanized: Ragachow, IPA: [raɣaˈtʂou̯]; Russian: Рогачёв, romanized: Rogachjov; Polish: Rohaczów; Yiddish: ראגאטשאוו, IPA: [ragat͡ʃov]) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Rahachow District.^[1] Rahachow is located between the Drut and Dnieper rivers. As of 2024, it has a population of 31,821.^[1]

History

The town is first mentioned in 1142 in Rus' chronicles.^[2] From the late thirteenth century it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and then the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1772, the area was annexed by the Russian Empire.

On 16 July 1863 the local landowner Tomasz Hryniewicz was executed here by a Russian firing squad for leading the Rahachow detachment of Polish insurgents.

During World War II, Rahachow was occupied by the German Army from 2 July 1941 to 13 July 1941, and again from 14 August 1941 to 24 February 1944.

Rahachow also has a popular dairy product factory, whose products are supplied across Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

Notable people

Joseph Rosen (1858–1936), rabbi
Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan (1902–1980), artist
Sergei Bautin (1967–2022), ice hockey player

Sights

Church of St. Anthony of Padua
Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky
"Castle Hill" - a hill on which the castle of Queen Bona was located
Monument to the founding of the city in the center of the "Castle Hill" with the inscription "From here the city of Rogachev went in the summer of 1142."
Jewish Cemetery in Rahachow
The building of the former zemstvo council
House of merchant Belenky
Eco-Museum "Belarusian Lyalka"
Museum of Popular Glory
House of Uladzimir Karatkievich's grandfather
Monument to condensed milk
Rahachow booms^{[clarification needed]}
Icon of the Mother of God with four hands
Three family tombs - Greshnerov, Iolshinov, Verzheisky
Memorial to the leader of the national liberation uprising of 1863 Tomas Grinevich

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 9 April 2024.
^ Dimnik, Martin (12 June 2003). The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146–1246. Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-139-43684-7.

External links

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[pop-1] "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 9 April 2024.

[2] Dimnik, Martin (12 June 2003). The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1146–1246. Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-139-43684-7.

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Rahachow Рагачоў (Belarusian) Рогачёв (Russian) Rogachev
Town

Flag Coat of arms
Rahachow
Coordinates: 53°6′N 30°3′E / 53.100°N 30.050°E / 53.100; 30.050
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel Region
District	Rahachow District
Founded	1142
Area
• Total	18.06 km² (6.97 sq mi)
Elevation	136 m (446 ft)
Population (2024)^[1]
• Total	31,821
• Density	1,800/km² (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	247250
Area code	+375 2339
Licence plate	3
Website	Official website (in Russian)