Karelichy

Karelichy (Belarusian: Карэлічы; Russian: Коре́личи, Korelichi; Polish: Korelicze; Yiddish: קארעליטש, Korelitz) is a town in Hrodna Province, Belarus, a raion center.

The town was historically a center of a large Jewish community, its population in 1900 was 1,840.^[1]

People from Karelichy

• Ignacy Domeyko (from Niedźwiadka village in Karelichy district)
• Itzhak Katzenelson
• Karelitz family, Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz, Nissim Karelitz^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Mir Castle Complex
• Mir, Belarus

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karelichy.

• Photos on Radzima.org

v t e Subdivisions of Grodno Region, Belarus Districts (raiony) Ashmyany Astravyets Byerastavitsa Dzyatlava Hrodna Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Navahrudak Shchuchyn Slonim Smarhon’ Svislach Vawkavysk Voranava Zel’va District centres Hrodna Astravyets Ashmyany Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Navahrudak Slonim Smarhon’ Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa Voranava Zel’va Cities Hrodna Astravyets Ashmyany Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Navahrudak Skidzyel’ Slonim Smarhon’ Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa

Coordinates: 53°34′N 26°08′E / 53.567°N 26.133°E / 53.567; 26.133