Lyakhavichy
| Lyakhavichy Ляхавічы | ||
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Liahavichy Castle in the 17th century | ||
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  Lyakhavichy | ||
| Coordinates: 53°02′N 26°16′E / 53.033°N 26.267°E | ||
| Country |
 Belarus | |
| Voblast | Brest Voblast | |
| Raion | Lyakhavichy Raion | |
| Mentioned | 1572 | |
| City status | 1931 | |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 10,997 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 225372 | |
| Area code(s) | (+375) 1633 | |
| Vehicle registration | 1 | |
| Website | liahovichi.brest-region.by | |
Lyakhavichy (Belarusian: Ляхавічы, pronounced [ˈlʲaxavʲitʂɨ], Russian: Ляховичи, Polish: Lachowicze) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest.
For many centuries, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The city's fortress, Liahavichy Castle, survived all sieges during the Russo–Polish War (1654–1667), and was nicknamed the Jasna Góra of Lithuania.
During World War II Lyakhavichy was under German occupation from 26 June 1941 to 5 July 1944 and a ghetto for Jews was set up in the town.
Personalities
- Alexander Mukdoyni (Kopel) (1878–1958) Polish-American theatre critic who wrote in Yiddish
- Sergiusz Piasecki (1901–1964) - Polish writer and soldier
- Nachman Shlomo Greenspan (1878–1961) - Rabbi and Talmud scholar
- Jakub Szynkiewicz (1884–1966) - first mufti of the newly independent Poland in 1925
- Will Herberg (1906-1977) - Jewish-American intellectual
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Coordinates: 53°02′N 26°16′E / 53.033°N 26.267°E
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