Pyetrykaw

Coordinates: 52°08′N 28°30′E / 52.133°N 28.500°E / 52.133; 28.500
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Pyetrykaw
Петрыкаў (
Town
Administration building
Administration building
UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
247911-247912
Area code+375 2350
License plate3
Websitewww.petrikov.gov.by

Pyetrykaw or Petrikov (Belarusian: Петрыкаў, romanized: Pietrykaŭ;[a] Russian: Петриков; Polish: Petryków) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pyetrykaw District.[1] At the 2009 census, its population was 10,591.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 10,303.[1]

Geography

Pyetrykaw is located on the left (north) bank of the

Pripyat River, 89 kilometres (55 mi) west of Mazyr and 190 kilometres (118 mi) west of the city of Gomel
, the regional capital.

History

Pyetrykaw market, onions and garlic, 1912

Before 1500, the history of Pyetrykaw is that of the

Mongols, and thereafter remained under the titular control of the Golden Horde until it joined the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the early 14th century, just before Poland conquered the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia in 1349.[3] In 1502 and 1521 the area was attacked by Tatars from the newly independent Crimean Khanate
.

The first written mention of Pyetrykaw goes back to the year 1523, where the community was under the

Chodkiewicz
noble Russian family.

In 1900, Pyetrykaw was located in the area of the Russian Empire that allowed resident Jews and had a Jewish community of 2,151, 38.8% of the total population.

Polish-Soviet War. Pyetrykaw received its status as a town
in 1923. During World War II, the town was occupied by the Germans and the Jewish community was exterminated.

Pyetrykaw was taken from the Germans on 30 June 1944 as part of Operation Bagration by the soldiers of the 55th Mozyr Red Rifle Division of the 61st Army of the 1st Belorussian Front and sailors of the 20th Brigade of the Dnieper Flotilla. More than 3,000 casualties were suffered by the Soviet troops during the battle for Pyetrykaw.

Pyetrykaw is located in the area affected by the Chernobyl disaster.

Economy

Among the first industries in Pyetrykaw were the construction of barges for the river traffic and a brick factory. During the Soviet era the shipyard was expanded and various small manufacturing plants were built, including a bread factory. The town depends upon both river traffic and road traffic for much of its livelihood. There are good road connections with Gomel, Brest and Mazyr. There is no bridge across the Pripyat, but there is regular ferry service.

The regional newspaper Петрыкаўскія навіны ("Pyetrykaw News") is published there.

Notes

  1. ^ Official transliteration.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Belarus: Homjel' (voblast): Petrykaŭ". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
  3. ^ Zdan, Michael B. (1957). "The Dependence of Halych-Volyn' Rus' on the Golden Horde". The Slavonic and East European Review. 35 (85): 522.
  4. ^ "Pyetrykaw, Belarus". JewishGen Communities Database.

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