Vidzy
Відзы (Belarusian)
Catholic church of the Holy Trinity in Vidzy
Catholic church of the Holy Trinity in Vidzy
Flag of Vidzy
Coat of arms of Vidzy
Vidzy is located in Belarus
Vidzy
Vidzy
Location in Belarus
Coordinates: 55°24′N 26°38′E / 55.400°N 26.633°E / 55.400; 26.633
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictBraslaw District
Population
 (2023)[1]
1,533
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Vidzy (Belarusian: Відзы; Russian: Видзы; Lithuanian: Vidžiai; Polish: Widze; Yiddish: ווידזש, romanized: Vidzh) is an urban-type settlement in Braslaw District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[1][2] In 2014, its population was 1,684.[3] As of 2023, it has a population of 1,533.[1]

History

During World War II, Vidzy was occupied by Nazi Germany from 27 June 1941 until 8 July 1944, and administered as a part of Generalbezirk Litauen of Reichskommissariat Ostland.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 97. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
  3. Official estimation of the population on 1 January 2014, see pop-stat.mashke.org.
  4. Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Dean, Martin (4 May 2012). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933 –1945: Volume II: Ghettos in German-Occupied Eastern Europe. Indiana University Press. p. 1156. ISBN 978-0-253-00202-0.
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