Yelʹsk, Belarus
Yelʹsk (Belarusian: Ельск, romanized: Jelʹsk; Russian: Ельск, romanized: Yelʹsk; Polish: Jelsk; Lithuanian: Jelskas) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. Yelsk was hugely affected by radioactive fallout from Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
Yelsk Ельск | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Yelsk | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′N 29°09′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| District | Yelʹsk District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 9,175 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (FET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
History
The city was occupied by German troops during summer 1941. The local Jews of Yelsk were gathered and deported towards Kalinkovichi and Mozyr. Approximately two weeks after the departure of the Jews of Yelsk, the Jews of the nearby Jewish village of Skorodnoye were brought in and locked inside a building. Then, the Germans set fire to the building all the Jews were burned alive[1].
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