๐ง๐พ Kastsyukovichy (ะะฐัััะบะพะฒััั; Kostiukowicze) is a town in Mogilev Region, eastern Belarus. It is located in the east of the region, close to the border with Russia, and serves as the administrative centre of Kastsyukovichy District.
History Kastsyukovichy was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1508. It belonged to Poland, and in 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, it was transferred to Russia. In the middle of the 19th century it had a population of 1700 and was the administrative centre of Kostyukovichskaya Volost of Klimovichsky Uyezd, Mogilev Governorate. In 1919, Mogilev Governorate was abolished, and Kastsyukovichy was transferred to Gomel Governorate. On Julyย 17, 1924 the governorate was abolished, and Kastsyukovichy became the administrative centre of Kastsyukovichy Raion, which belonged to Kalinin Okrug of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. In July, 1927, Kalinin Okrug was abolished, and Kastsyukovichy was transferred into Mogilev Okrug. On Januaryย 15, 1938 the raion was transferred to Mogilev Region. In 1938, Kastsyukovichy was granted the town status. During the Second World War, the town was occupied by German troops and severely damaged.
The Jewish community of the village had 1,181 members before the war. The Germans occupied the town and kept the Jews imprisoned in a ghetto. They were forced to work in the quarry-sand. In November 1941, 350 Jews were murdered in a mass execution in the Orthodox cemetery perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen. On September 3, 1942, the Jews were brought outside of the town when the Germans shot them in groups of 50 into pits. Before being shot, the Jews were forced to undress, and policemen and Germans collected their valuables. In March 1943, another 161 Jews were shot near the rope factory. On April 14 and 15, 1943, policemen from the town shot another 14 Jews.
In 1986, it was considerably affected by the Chernobyl disaster.
Economy: Industry In Kastsyukovichy, there is a cement plant, as well as several enterprises of food industry, including alcohol production.
Transport Kastsyukovichy has a railway station on the railroad connecting Orsha with Unecha via Krychaw. South of the town, the railroad crosses the state border and enters Russian Federation.
The town is well served by roads. One road connects it to Klimavichy on the north and eventually to the highway connecting Roslavl in Russia with Bobruysk. Another one crosses the border and runs to Surazh.
Culture In Kastsyukovichy, some buildings survived from the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. There is a Jewish cemetery. The Church of the Erection of the Cross was built in the 1990s.
Kastsyukovichy has a population of over 15,993 people. Kastsyukovichy also forms the centre of the wider Kastsyukovichy District which has a population of over 21,673 people. It is also a part of the larger Mogilev Region. Kastsyukovichy is situated near Mogilev.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Kastsyukovichy has links with:
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Sheffield 53.383
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๐ฎ๐ช Blanchardstown 53.387
๐ฉ๐ช Ludwigslust 53.321
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๐ฉ๐ช Buchholz in der Nordheide 53.317
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๐ฎ๐ช Dรบn Laoghaire 53.3
๐บ๐ฆ Koriukivka 32.25
๐บ๐ฆ Kropyvnytskyi 32.267
Locations Near: Kastsyukovichy 32.05,53.3333
๐ง๐พ Gomel 30.983,52.433 d: 123
๐ง๐พ Homiel 30.972,52.419 d: 124.8
๐ท๐บ Smolensk 32.036,54.781 d: 161
๐บ๐ฆ Koriukivka 32.25,51.783 d: 172.9
๐ง๐พ Mogilev 30.35,53.917 d: 129.5
๐ง๐พ Rechytsa 30.383,52.35 d: 156.5
๐บ๐ฆ Chernihiv 31.283,51.483 d: 212.2
๐ง๐พ Orsha 30.429,54.511 d: 168.6
Antipodal to: Kastsyukovichy -147.95,-53.333
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๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15751.7
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15235.3
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15149.4
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11862.3
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11740.1
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11722.2
๐บ๐ธ Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11721