Davydawka, Svyetlahorsk District

Davydawka or Davydovka (Belarusian: Давыдаўка, romanizedDavydaŭka;[1] Russian: Давыдовка) is a village in Svyetlahorsk District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[2] It is part of Davydawka selsoviet.[1] It was founded as a Jewish farming settlement. During World War II it was the place of a large concentration camp controlled by the hungarian army.

Davydawka
Давыдаўка (Belarusian)
Давыдовка (Russian)
Davydovka
Village
Davydawka is located in Belarus
Davydawka
Davydawka
Coordinates: 52°32′24″N 29°31′45″E / 52.54000°N 29.52917°E / 52.54000; 29.52917
CountryBelarus
RegionGomel Region
DistrictSvyetlahorsk District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

References

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  1. ^ a b Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2006). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гомельская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 299. ISBN 985-458-131-4.
  2. ^ "Shtetls of Belarus: Davidovka, Rechitsa uyezd, Minsk gubernia". JewishGen. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-03-13.