Byalynichy

Byalynichy (Belarusian: Бялынічы, romanized: Bialyničy; Russian: Белыничи, romanized: Belynichi; Polish: Białynicze) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) west-northwest of Mogilev,^[2] and serves as the administrative center of Byalynichy District.^[1] As of 2025, it has a population of 9,553.^[1]

Byalynichy Бялынічы (Belarusian)
Town
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Byalynichy
Coordinates: 53°59′44″N 29°42′34″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Mogilev Region
District	Byalynichy District
Population  (2025)[1]
• Total	9,553
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

History

World War II

Around 780 Jews lived in Byalynichy at the eve of World War II.^[2] They composed about 24 percent of the total population.^[2] The Jews were mainly traders.

Byalynichy was under German military occupation from 6 July 1941 until 29 June 1944.^[2] 150 Jewish men were killed in September 1941.^[3][4] The remaining Jews, together with Jewish families from nearby settlements in the district, were resettled in a ghetto in the town.^[4]

On 12 December 1941, the Germans liquidated the ghetto, with the German Security Police and local Belarusian police gathering the remaining 600 Jews.^[4] Those Jews, who were mainly women, children and the elderly, were escorted to the woods and shot in pits that were dug in advance.^[4]

The Red Army liberated Byalynichy on 29 June 1944.

Later history

In 2016, Byalynichy received the status of town of district subordination (previously it was an urban-type settlement).^[5]