Rahachow

Rahachow
Рагачоў
Castle

Seal
Nickname(s): Rogatchov
Rahachow
Coordinates:
Country  Belarus
Voblast Homiel Voblast
Raion
Population (2004)
 • Total 34,272
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Rahachow - also transliteratedRahačoŭ (Belarusian: Рагачо́ў, [raɣaˈtʂou̯]; or known under its Russian name of Rogachev Russian: Рогачёв, [rəɡɐˈtɕof] - is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. It is center of Rahachow Raion. Rahachow is located at , between the Druć and Dnieper rivers. The population is 34,727 (2004 estimate).

The notable Rabbi, Yosef Rosen (1858–1936), known as the Rogatchover Gaon ("The Genius of Rogatchov" (the Yiddish pronunciation of Rahachow)), was born and raised here. The artist Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan was born (1902) and brought up here, as was former NHL hockey player Sergei Bautin.

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