Prazaroki

Prazaroki

Празарокі (Belarusian)
Prazaroki Празарокі (Belarusian)
Agrotown
	Prazaroki
	Coordinates: 55°17′43″N 28°13′08″E / 55.29528°N 28.21889°E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
District	Hlybokaye District
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal Code	211817
Area code	+375 2156
Vehicle registration	2

Church in Prazaroki

Prazaroki (Belarusian: Празарокі; Russian: Прозороки, romanized: Prozoroki; Lithuanian: Prozorokai; Polish: Prozoroki) is an agrotown in Hlybokaye District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.

History

In 1666, the village was bought by Justynian Szczytt, who became a founder of the Franciscan cloister at Prazaroki.^[1] During World War II, Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.^[2]

Footnotes

↑ Haratym, Andrzej (2010–2011). "Justynian Szczytt". Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 47. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. pp. 563–565.
↑ "Yahad - in Unum".

55°17′42″N 28°13′05″E / 55.295°N 28.218°E / 55.295; 28.218

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[1] Haratym, Andrzej (2010–2011). "Justynian Szczytt". Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 47. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. pp. 563–565.

[2] "Yahad - in Unum".

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