Dunilavichy
Dunilavichy
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Dunilavichy (Belarusian: Дунілавічы, Polish: Duniłowicze) is an agrotown in the Vitebsk Region in northern Belarus.
History
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Following World War I, it was part of reborn Poland. During the Polish–Soviet War, it was the site of two battles. The first was fought on 19–21 May 1920, ending in a Soviet victory, the second was fought on 3–4 June 1920, and was won by the Poles. In the 1921 census, 49.4% people declared Jewish nationality, 43.1% declared Polish nationality, and 6.3% declared Belarusian nationality.[2]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards, which eventually annexed it from Poland in 1945.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 691 | — |
| 1921 | 1,386 | +100.6% |
| Source: [1][2] | ||
References
- ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1881. p. 226.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 22.