Shkloŭ
An 18th century drawing of Škłoŭ (Polish, Szkłów)
Škłoŭ (Belarusian: Шклоў, [ʂkɫɔu̯]; Russian: Шклов, Shklov; Yiddish: שקלאָוו, Shklav) is a town in Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Mogilev on the Dnieper river. It has a railway station on the line between Orsha and Mogilev. As of 2009, its population was 16,439.[1]
History
- 1535: First records about the town.
- 1654, 1656: two battles, see battles of Shkloŭ
- April 10, 1762: Coat of arms.
Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus since 1994, held a position as the director of the construction materials plant in Shklov Raion before he became a collective farm manager and then moved into politics.[2]
Transport
- Railway station
- 3 bus routes
People
The Transfiguration Church
The Jewish family name Shklovsky or Shklover indicates that the person or their ancestors come from Shkloŭ.
- Semyon Zorich, Serbian-born Russian General who founded an estate in Shkloŭ (Shklov).
- Yitzhak Salkinsohn, born in Shklov
- Joshua Zeitlin, rabbinical scholar and philanthropist, born here
- Yehoshua Leib Diskin, rabbi in Shklov
- Rogatchover Gaon, studied in Shklov under Yehoshua Leib
- Israel ben Samuel of Shklov (c.1770–May 13, 1839)
- Pavel Axelrod (1850–1928), Russian Menshevik revolutionary
- Zalman Shneur (1887–1959), Hebrew and Yiddish poet
- Baruch Schick of Shklov (1744–1808) rabbi and scholar, Hebrew author and translator[3]
- Josef Gusikov, klezmer musician, born in Shklov
- Naum Eitingon, general of the NKVD and murderer of Leon Trotsky, born in Shklov
See also
References
- ↑ Численность населения областей и районов: Могилевская (in Russian). Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ Profile: Alexander Lukashenko – BBC News, 9 January 2007.Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ↑ The Haskalah Movement In Russia – Project Gutenberg.Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
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Coordinates: 54°13′25″N 30°17′11″E / 54.22361°N 30.28639°E