Yelʹsk, Belarus
Yelʹsk (Belarusian: Ельск, romanized: Jelʹsk; Russian: Ельск, romanized: Yelʹsk; Polish: Jelsk; Lithuanian: Jelskas) is a town in the Gomel Region, Belarus. Yel'sk was greatly affected by radioactive fallout from Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
Yel'sk
Ельск | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Yel'sk | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′N 29°09′E | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| District | Yelʹsk District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 9,175 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (FET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
| Postal code | 247831, 247872, 247873 |
| Area code(s) | +375 2354 |
| License plate | 3 |
History
The city was occupied by German troops during summer 1941. The local Jews of Yel'sk were gathered and deported towards Kalinkovichi and Mozyr. Approximately two weeks after the departure of the Jews of Yel'sk, the Jews of the nearby Jewish village of Skorodnoye were brought in and locked inside a building. Then, the Germans set fire to the building all the Jews were burned alive.[1]
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