Slutsk
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Slutsk (Belarusian: Слуцк; Russian: Слуцк; Polish: Słuck) is a town in Belarus, located on the Sluch River 105 km south of Minsk. In 1995 it had a population of 62,800.
Slutsk was first mentioned in writing in 1116. In 1160 it became the capital of Slutsk Principality. From 1320-1330 it was part of the domain of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Later is was owned by the Radzivil family, which transformed the city into a center of the Polish Reformed Church with a Gymnasium that existed till 1918.
Following the 17th century the town became famous for its manufactories of kontusz belts, some of the most expensive and luxurious piece of garment of the szlachta. Because of the popularity of the belts made in Slutsk, all the belts worn over the żupan were often called the Belts of Slutsk, despite of their real place of origin.
Until World War II and the Sluzk Affair the town was predominantly Jewish, now the population includes no more than 100 Jews.
In 1920 Slutsk was the centre of a major anti-bolshevik uprising known as the Slutsk defence action.
[edit] People
- Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg
- Jewish pedigrees called Slutsky (Slucki, Sluzki), Slutskaya, etc.)
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[edit] External links
- http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/Slutsk_history_of_jewish_community.htm
- The Historical Society of Slutsk Presents The Pinkas of the Chevra Kadisha of Slutsk
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