Dobrush

Dobrush (Belarusian: Добруш, [ˈdɔbruʂ], Russian: Добруш, Polish: Dobrusz) is a town within the Gomel Region of Belarus. It is located on the Iput River. Mentioned for the first time in 1335.

Dobrush
Добруш
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Dobrush
Dobrush
Coordinates: 52°25′N 31°19′E
Country Belarus
RegionGomel Region
RaionDobrush District
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,300[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
247050
Area code(s)+375 2333
License plate3

Dobruš is governed by a Regional Executive Committee, the chairman of which is Volha Mokharava.

History

On November 21, 1941, 106 local Jews and 19 Soviet activists were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by Einsatzkommando 8, coming from Gomel, assisted by local policemen.[2] During the spring of 1942, another execution took place in which about 70 Jews were also killed.[3]

Mass media

The Dobrush Region newspaper is published in Dobrush.[4]

Сulture

In Dobrush there are State Institution "Dobrush Regional Palace of Culture", GDK "Meliorator", Dobrush Public and Cultural Center. Also in Dobrush there is a regional children's library. Since 2002, the Dobrush Regional Museum of Local Lore[5] has been operating. In addition to all this, the Voskhod Cinema (3D) operates in Dobrush.
On November 13, 2021, the regional qualifying round of the XIII Republican Festival of National Cultures was held in Dobrush.
In 2022, the 29th Day of Belarusian Writing will be held in Dobrush.


  • Paper Factory in Dobrush, 1895
  • Paper Factory, 2010
  • Museum

References
  1. BelStat 2020 Population Bulletin (Численность населения на 1 января 2020 г. по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов и поселков городского типа), 8 April 2020
  2. http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=222
  3. "Yahad - in Unum".
  4. https://www.vdobrushe.by/
  5. http://dobrush.museum.by/

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