Baranovichi, Belarus is a must visit while you are on your Belarus Tours and you will definitely enjoy your holiday here. The country of Belarus is in Eastern Europe and is bordered by many countries like Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. Baranovichi, Belarus is one of the most important Tourist Destinations in Belarus.
Baranovichi, Belarus is a city located in western Belarus in Brest Province. The province is also known as the western gateway to Belarus. The city is an important railroad junction and also has a state university. The city was known as Baranowicze which was first mentioned in 1706. The city at that time was a village which was the Rozwadowski Polish family's private property. Later when Poland was partitioned, Baranovichi at Belarus became part of the Russian Empire. This Belarus Tourist Destination became an important railroad hub in the 1870's. It is located at the junction of Vilnia-Lviv and Warsaw-Moscow lines.
Poland reclaimed Baranovichi in Belarus during the Polish-Soviet war. The city received city rights in 1919. After 1921 it steadily grew as an important trade and commerce center. Baranovichi, Belarus also became an important military garrison. It was home to the 20th Infantry Division, one Cavalry Brigade of the Polish Army and KOP Cavalry Brigade. A local Polish Radio branch was opened here in 1938. By 1939 it became the major city in the Nowogródek Voivodship.
The Soviet Union took over Baranovichi, Belarus in 1939 after the Polish Defensive War. The city had over 9000 Jews and around 3000 Jewish refugees came into the city when Germany occupied Poland. On June 25, 1941 Baranovichi, Belarus was occupied by the German armed forces after the start of Operation Barbarossa. In the August of 1941 a ghetto was created in the city which housed over 12,000 Jews. The whole Jewish pollution of the ghetto was sent to German concentration camps and killed between March and December 14, 1942.
On July 8, 1944 Baranovichi, Belarus was occupied by the Soviet Red Army. Later it became part of the Byelorussian SSR and the Soviet Union and was known under the Russian name of Baranovichi. The city became part of independent Belarus in 1991.
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