Gatchrypsch
| Leselidze Гьечрыԥшь Гячрыпш |
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| ლესელიძე | |||
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 Abkhazia (de facto) Georgia (de jure)
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| Rajon : | Gagra district | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 23 ' N , 40 ° 1' E | ||
| Height : | 48 m. ü. M. | ||
| Residents : | 1546 (2011) | ||
| Time zone : | Moscow Time (UTC + 3) | ||
| License plate : | DEP | ||
| Community type: | Urban-type settlement | ||
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Gatchrypsch ( Abkhazian Гьечрыԥшь / G'etschryṗsch ' , Russian Гячрыпш / Gjachrypsch , Georgian ლესელიძე / Getschripschi ) is an urban settlement in Abkhazia . Gatchrypsch is located on the Black Sea , 14 kilometers from Gagra .
During the time of the Soviet Union , in 1944, the place was named Lesselidze - after a general of the German-Soviet War ( Konstantin Lesselidze , 1903-1944). In 1992, the site was returned to the old name, which he wore to the 19th century, when he in the Russian Empire in ever Jermolowka (Russian: Ермоловка ) has been renamed.
After the Second World War , Lesselidze was developed into a health resort and received, among other things, a children's sanatorium and a sports center.
1992 leselidze was in the massacre of Gagra included where Georgian population hundreds of Abkhaz militiamen killed and mutilated.
Web links
- Article on the history of G'achrypsch (Russian)
- Location and climate information (English)
- w: en: Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia Article from the English language Wikipedia about the ethnic unrest of 1992
- w: en: Battle of Gagra Article from the English language Wikipedia about the Battle of Gagra