Zhlobin

Zhlobin Belarusian: Жло́бін
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Zhlobin
Coordinates: 52°54′N 30°02′E / 52.900°N 30.033°E
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel Region
Dictrict	Zhlobin District
The first written mention	1654
Area
• Total	28 km^2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	80 200
Time zone	EET (UTC+3)
Postal code	24721х (Russian)
Area code(s)	375 (0) (2334) (Russian)
License plate	3

Zhlobin (Belarusian: Жло́бін; Russian: Жло́бин) is a city in the Zhlobin District of Gomel Region of Belarus, on the Dnieper river. As of 2012, the population is 80.200.

The city is notable for being the location where steelmaker BMZ was established. BMZ is one of the largest companies in Belarus, and an important producer in the worldwide markets of steel wires and cord. The company is the main sustainer of the town's economy.

History

In 1939, Jews formed 19% of the town's population. During WWII, Germans kept them imprisoned in 2 different ghettos, where they suffered from starvation, diseases and abuses. On April 12, 1942, 1,200 Jews of the ghettos were murdered.^[1]

Twin towns and sister cities

• Scalenghe, Italy, since 1992^[2]
• Vyksa, Russia

References

1. http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=604
2. "LA CITTA’ DI ZHLOBIN E I SUOI ABITANTI" (in Italian). comune.scalenghe.to.it. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

External links

• Горад Жлобін // Radzima.org (Belarusian)
• Zhlobin.org: Information and photos (Russian)
• Zhlobin.By: News, photos, useful files (Russian)
• The murder of the Jews of Žlobin during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

Coordinates: 52°54′N 30°02′E / 52.900°N 30.033°E