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Luninyets

Coordinates:52°15′N26°48′E/ 52.250°N 26.800°E/52.250; 26.800
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Luninyets
Лунінец(Belarusian)
Лунинец(Russian)
Town
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Luninyets is located in Belarus
Luninyets
Luninyets
Coordinates:52°15′N26°48′E/ 52.250°N 26.800°E/52.250; 26.800
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
DistrictLuninyets District
First mentioned1449
Area
• Total18.1 km2(7.0 sq mi)
Population
(2024)[1]
• Total23,592
• Density1,300/km2(3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3(MSK)
Postal code
225642-225644
Area code+375 1647
License plate1
WebsiteOfficial website(in Russian)

LuninyetsorLuninets(Belarusian:Лунінец,romanized:Luniniec;Russian:Лунинец;[2]Polish:Łuniniec;Lithuanian:Luninecas;Yiddish:לונינייץ,romanized:Luninitz) is a town inBrest Region,Belarus.It serves as the administrative center ofLuninyets District.[1]As of 2024, it has a population of 23,592.[1]It is home toLuninets air base.

History

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Łuniniec in the 1930s

Luninyets is said to be mentioned in print sources dating to 1540. Within theGrand Duchy of Lithuania,it was part ofNowogródek Voivodeship.In 1793, the town was acquired by theRussian Empirein the course of theSecond Partition of Poland.In 1888, while under Russian sovereignty, a railway junction was built in Luninyets, linking it by rail toWarsaw,Rivne,VilnaandGomel,and a proper railroad station was added in 1905. Łuniniec became part of theSecond Polish Republicin 1921 following thePolish-Soviet War.It was a county seat within thePolesie Voivodeship.[citation needed]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19218,267—
19318,715+5.4%
202323,548+170.2%
Source:[3][4]

DuringWorld War II,Łuniniec wasoccupied by the Red Armyand, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into theByelorussian SSR.Luninyets wasoccupied by Nazi Germanyfrom 10 July 1941 until 10 July 1944 and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Wolhynien und Podolien ofReichskommissariat Ukraine.After 1944, Luninyets remained part of the Soviet Union until 1991, at which time it became part of the newly independent Republic ofBelarus.[citation needed]

The Jewish population was important in the town.[5]From 1941 to 1943, 4,000 Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by anEinsatzgruppe.[6][7]

Education

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In Luninyets there are 2 vocational colleges - polytechnic and agricultural production.[8]

Transport

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In the beginning of 20th century, Luninyets became an important railway junction. In 1884–1886, train traffic was opened toGomel,Rovno,VilnaandBrest,a large railway junction with a depot, workshops and other buildings was built near the village, a railway station was built.

References

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  1. ^abc"Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа".belsat.gov.by.Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2024.Retrieved11 June2024.
  2. ^D.E. Rosental,Slovar' udarenii dlya rabotnikov radio i televideniya(Moscow, 1984), p. 640.
  3. ^Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego(in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 194.
  4. ^"Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа".belsat.gov.by.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2023.Retrieved13 August2023.
  5. ^"History - Jewish community before 1989 - Łuniniec - Virtual Shtetl".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-06-04.Retrieved2016-05-12.
  6. ^"AfterMarket.pl:: Domain moreshet.pl".
  7. ^"המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
  8. ^"Перечень учреждений образования, реализующих образовательные программысреднего специального образования (УССО)".
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