Uzlyany
Uzlyany
Узляны | |
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Village | |
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  Uzlyany Location within Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′N 27°43′E / 53.617°N 27.717°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Pukhavichy District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Area code | +375 1713 |
Uzlyany[1] or Vuzlyany (Belarusian: Узляны, Вузляны; Russian: Узляны, romanized: Uzlyany) is a village in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is part of Pyarezhyr selsoviet. Until 2013,[2] it served as the administrative center of Uzlyany selsoviet.[1]
It was formerly a shtetl with a large Jewish population and has a historic Jewish cemetery.[3] In 2026, restoration work was carried out at the cemetery as part of a volunteer project organized by Hillel Minsk.[4]
Notable people
- Eugene Lyons (1898–1985), American journalist and writer
- David Sarnoff (1891–1971),[5] American businessman and pioneer of American radio and television
References
- 1 2 Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 389. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
- ↑ "Решение Минский облсовет 234 28.05.2013 / Об изменении административно-территориального устройства районов Минской области". kodeksy-bel.com.
- ↑ "UZLYANY: Minsk | Belarus | International Jewish Cemetery Project". JewishGen’s Cemetery Discovery Project. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "Union of Belarusian Jewish Public Associations and Communities supported volunteer project dedicated to restoring the historic Jewish cemetery of Uzlyany". European Jewish Congress. 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Знают ли сельчане пуховичских Узлян о своем знаменитом земляке -- основателе радио и телевещания в США Давиде Сарнове?". www.sb.by (in Russian). СБ-Беларусь. 19 February 2016.
External links
- article on the synagogue