Kreva
Kreva
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Kreva (Belarusian: Крэва, IPA: [ˈkrɛva]; Russian: Крево, romanized: Krevo; Lithuanian: Krėva, Krẽvas; Polish: Krewo) is an agrotown in Smarhon District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Krevas selsoviet.[1][2]
The first mention dates to the 13th century. The toponym is derived from the name of the Krivichs tribe.[3]
History
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The
The ruins of the castle were severely damaged during World War I, as they were near the front lines. They remain extant to the present day.
In 1385, the Union of Krewo (Act of Kreva) was signed in Kreva.
In 1387, following the
Before World War II, 500 Jews lived in the village. After the German occupation of the town they were kept imprisoned in a ghetto and used as slave labourers in harsh conditions.[5] They were deported in other ghettos in Vilnius and Ashmyany in 1942.[6]
Notable people
- Nathan Mileikowsky, a Zionist rabbi, grandfather of Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
- Al Kelly, vaudeville comedian
References
- ISBN 985-458-098-9.
- ^ "Кревский сельсовет". Сморгонский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). 3 March 2017.
- ^ Жучкевич В. А. Краткий топонимический словарь Белоруссии. — Мн.: Изд-во БГУ, 1974. С. 182.
- ^ "Krevas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Krewo - Virtual Shtetl". sztetl.org.pl. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם". yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
External links
Media related to Kreva at Wikimedia Commons
