Zhlobin

Zhlobin
Belarusian: Жло́бін

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Zhlobin
Coordinates: 52°54′N 30°02′E / 52.900°N 30.033°E / 52.900; 30.033
Country  Belarus
Region Gomel Region
Dictrict Zhlobin District
The first written mention 1654
Area
 • Total 28 km2 (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 World War II, 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

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.

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


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