Uzlyany
Узляны | |
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Village | |
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  Uzlyany | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′N 27°43′E / 53.617°N 27.717°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Pukhavichy District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Area code | +375 1713 |
Uzlyany[1] or Vuzlyany (Belarusian: Узляны, Вузляны; Russian: Узляны, romanized: Uzlyany) is a village in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is part of Pyarezhyr selsoviet. Until 2013,[2] it served as the administrative center of Uzlyany selsoviet.[1]
It was formerly a shtetl with a large Jewish population.
Notable people
- Eugene Lyons (1898–1985), American journalist and writer
- David Sarnoff (1891–1971),[3] American businessman and pioneer of American radio and television
References
- 1 2 Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 389. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
- ↑ "Решение Минский облсовет 234 28.05.2013 / Об изменении административно-территориального устройства районов Минской области". kodeksy-bel.com.
- ↑ "Знают ли сельчане пуховичских Узлян о своем знаменитом земляке -- основателе радио и телевещания в США Давиде Сарнове?". www.sb.by (in Russian). СБ-Беларусь. 19 February 2016.
External links
- article on the synagogue
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