Zhlobin, Gomel Region, Belarus
🇧🇾 Zhlobin (Жло́бін; Żłobin; Žlobinas) is a city in Gomel Region, Belarus, located on the Dnieper River. It serves as the administrative centre of Zhlobin District.
The city is notable for being the location where steelmaker BMZ was established. BMZ is one of the largest companies in Belarus, and an important producer in the worldwide markets of steel wires and cords. The company is the main sustainer of the town's economy. It has suffered radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster.
History In 1939, 19% of the town's population was Jewish. During World War II, Zhlobin was occupied by the German Army from 3 July 1941 until 13 July 1944. The Nazis captured the Jews and imprisoned them in 2 different ghettos, where they suffered from starvation, disease and abuse. On April 12, 1942, 1,200 Jews were murdered in the ghettos.
Sport Metallurg Zhlobin of the Belarusian Extraleague is the local pro hockey team.
Economy Industrial enterprises of Zhlobin • OJSC "BMZ - managing company of the holding" BMK " • Branch of JSC "RMCC" "Zhlobin Dairy Plant" • PUE "Zhlobinselkhozkhimiya" • OJSC "Zhlobin garment factory" • State enterprise "Zhlobin mobile mechanized column 71" • JSC "AFPK "Zhlobin Meat Processing Plant" • JSC "BelFa" • Zhlobin bakery • OJSC "Zhlobinmebel" • TPU "Metallurgtorg".
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Zhlobin has a population of over 76,078 people. Zhlobin also forms one of the centres of the wider Gomel Region which has a population of over 1,435,000 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Zhlobin has links with:
🇮🇹 Scalenghe, Italy 🇷🇸 Smederevo, Serbia 🇷🇺 Vyksa, Russia🇷🇺 Michurinsk 52.883
🇩🇪 Bad Fallingbostel 52.866
🇩🇪 Cloppenburg 52.843
🇩🇪 Eberswalde 52.817
🇷🇺 Krasnoye Selo 30.083
🇷🇺 Gatchinsky District 30.083
🇺🇦 Bila Tserkva 30.109
🇷🇺 Krasnoselsky 30.133
Locations Near: Zhlobin 30.0333,52.9
🇧🇾 Svetlahorsk 29.733,52.633 d: 35.9
🇧🇾 Svietlahorsk 29.733,52.633 d: 35.9
🇧🇾 Rechytsa 30.383,52.35 d: 65.6
🇧🇾 Babruysk 29.229,53.139 d: 60
🇧🇾 Homiel 30.972,52.419 d: 82.9
🇧🇾 Gomel 30.983,52.433 d: 82.4
🇧🇾 Mogilev 30.35,53.917 d: 115
🇧🇾 Asipovichy 28.467,53.283 d: 113
Antipodal to: Zhlobin -149.967,-52.9
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16082.8
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15878
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15347.7
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15263.6
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11924.4
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11805
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11787.3
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11785.8