Starobin, Belarus
Starobin (Belarusian: Старобін; Russian: Старобин) is an urban-type settlement in Salihorsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[2] It is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Salihorsk and 145 kilometres (90 mi) from the capital Minsk.[3] As of 2024, it has a population of 6,492.[1] HistoryStarobin is known from the 16th century as a part of the Principality of Slutsk within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[3] Following its incorporation into the Russian Empire, Starobin had a population of 496 in 1886.[3] From 1924 to 1962, it served as the administrative center of Starobin District.[3] In 1938, it received the status of urban-type settlement.[3] It was part of Lyuban District from 1962 and then Salihorsk District from 1965.[3] World War IIDuring World War II, Starobin was under German occupation from 26 June 1941 until the summer of 1944.[4] It was administered as part of Generalbezirk Weißruthenien within Reichskommissariat Ostland.[5] Prior to the war, there were 1,210 Jews residing in Starobin, making up 35.43 percent of the population.[5] The first Aktion took place on 18–19 July 1941, according to Soviet sources, when a motorized detachment of the Wehrmacht shot 372 Jewish men.[6] Numerous mass shootings occurred during the occupation, with the 150 to 200 Jews who survived the various shootings in August 1941 being placed in a ghetto.[6] The ghetto was finally liquidated in the spring of 1943, with only one Jewish family surviving before they were murdered by the Germans in 1944 as they retreated.[6] References
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