Rasony

Rasony (Belarusian: Расоны; Russian: Россоны, romanized: Rossony) is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus.^[1] It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Polotsk,^[2] and serves as the administrative center of Rasony District.^[3] In 2016, its population was 4,946.^[4] As of 2024, it has a population of 4,518.^[1]

Rasony Расоны (Belarusian)
Urban-type settlement
Rasony
Coordinates: 55°54′15″N 28°48′33″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
District	Rasony District
Population  (2024)[1]	4,518
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

History

At the 1939 Soviet census, Rasony had a Jewish population of 49 people.^[2] During World War II, it was under German military occupation from 15 July 1941 until the summer of 1944.^[2] The Soviet Extraordinary State Commission estimated in 1945 that there were 488 inmates of the local ghetto, and many of them died before the ghetto was liquidated by the Germans.^[5]