Bychau

Bychau | Bychow

Быхаў | Быхов

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2.3 km²

17,031 (2009)

7,405 inhabitants per km²

Moscow time ( UTC + 3 )

(+375) 2231

213352, 213353

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Bychau

Bychau is a city in Belarus in Mahiljouskaja Woblasz and the administrative center of the Bychau district . In 1989 the city had about 20,000 inhabitants.

location

Bychau is 44 km south of Mahiljou (Mogilew) on the Dnieper . Train connections exist to Mogilew and Shlobin .

Bychau was founded in 1370. Originally it was owned by Švitrigaila (1370-1452), the ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . From 1610 to 1619 the hetman Jan Chodkiewicz had a fortress built here, which was destroyed by Russian troops in the Great Northern War . During the First Rzeczpospolita in 1773 the place became the administrative center of the region.

synagogue

The synagogue dates from the 17th century.
The feudal castle was also built in the 17th century.
The wooden Trinity Church from the 19th century has a remarkable three-story bell tower.
In the village of Ludtschizy ten kilometers outside of Bychau there is a memorial in honor of Soviet fighters from the Second World War .

Commons : Bychaŭ - collection of images, videos and audio files

Herman Rosenthal, S. Janovsky: BYKHOV. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.