Bykhaw

Synagogue.

Bykhaw (Belarusian: Бы́хаў, Łacinka: Bychaŭ, pronounced [ˈbɨxaʊ]) or Bykhov (Russian: Бы́хов, Polish: Bychów, Yiddish: Bihov ,ביחאָוו‎, Lithuanian: Bychavas) is a town in the eastern Belarusian voblast of Mahilyow. It is located 44 km south of Mahilyow (Mahilyou) on the Dnieper River (Dniapro), and is the administrative center of the Bykhov Raion. As of 2009, its population was 17,031.^[1]

History

Bykhaw is known for its 17th-century synagogue. During WWII, the German occupation began on July, 4, 1941.

The Jews of Bykhov were killed in two mass shootings in September and November of 1941. According to the German and Soviet archives, there were 4600 Jews from Bykhaw who were shot in Voronino.^[2]

References

↑ Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (PDF) (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
↑ http://yahadmap.org/#village/bykhov-mogilev-belarus.672

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bykhov.

Bykhaw. Synagogues
Places of interest and photos of Bykhaw on Radzima.org
Jewish Encyclopedia
site
The murder of the Jews of Bykhaw during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

Subdivisions of Mogilev Region, Belarus

Districts (raiony)	Asipovichy Byalynichy Babruysk Bychaw Chavusy Cherykaw Hlusk Horki Drybin Khotsimsk Kirawsk Klimavichy Klichaw Krasnapolle Krychaw Kruhlaye Kastsyukovichy Mogilev Mstsislaw Slawharad Shklow

Cities and towns	Asipovichy Babruysk Bykhaw Cherykaw Chavusy Horki Kastsyukovichy Klichaw Klimavichy Krychaw Mogilev Mstsislaw Slawharad Shklov

Coordinates: 53°31′N 30°15′E / 53.517°N 30.250°E / 53.517; 30.250

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