Ruzhany
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Ruzhany is a historic town in present-day Belarus, formerly part of Poland, known for its Jewish heritage and as the birthplace of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruzhany canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | urban-type settlement ⓘ |
| belongsTo | historical region of Polesia ⓘ |
| country | Belarus ⓘ |
| demographicChange | loss of Jewish population during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| formerCountry |
Poland
ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| hasEconomySector |
local agriculture
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Belarusian heritage
ⓘ
Jewish heritage ⓘ Polish heritage ⓘ |
| hasNotableFamily | Sapieha family ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Yitzhak Shamir ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite |
Catholic church
ⓘ
Orthodox church ⓘ synagogue (historical) ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Ruzhany Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Ruzhany Palace ruins
|
| heritageStatus | site of architectural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Holocaust in local Jewish community
ⓘ
Nazi occupation during World War II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jewish community before World War II
ⓘ
Ruzhany Palace ⓘ Sapieha family residence ⓘ birthplace of Yitzhak Shamir ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Belarusian
ⓘ
Polish (historical) ⓘ Russian ⓘ Yiddish (historical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brest Region
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ Pruzhany ⓘ
surface form:
Pruzhany District
Western Belarus ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ruzhanka River ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Brest (Belarus)
ⓘ
surface form:
Brest
Pruzhany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brest Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Brest Voblast
|
| regionHistory |
part of Grodno Governorate in Russian Empire
ⓘ
part of Polesie Voivodeship in Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ |
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