Liozna
Liozna (Belarusian: Лёзна, Polish: Łoźna, Russian: Лиозно, German: Ljesno, Yiddish: ליאזנע Lyozne) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus, the capital of Liozna District. It is located close to the border with Russia by the Vitebsk-Smolensk railroad branch and highway, on the Moshna River. Population: 6,753 (2005)
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| Coordinates: 55°1′N 30°48′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Voblast | Vitebsk Region |
| Raion | LLiozna Raion |
| Established | 1525 |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 6,688 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code(s) | +375 2138 |
| License plate | 2 |
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The first known record of the Liozno shtetl (small town with a high Jewish population) is dated 1654.
Notable people associated with Liozna
- Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter
- Schneur Zalman, the first Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty
- Dovber Schneuri, the second Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty
- Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the third Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty
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External links
- Liozno home page
- Liozno book memory
- Liozno newspaper "Styag Peramogi"
- Liozno satellite image
- The murder of the Jews of Liozna during World War II, at Yad Vashem website
- Lyëzna, Belarus at JewishGen
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