Volozhin
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Volozhin is a historic town in present-day Belarus best known as a major center of traditional Lithuanian Jewish scholarship and home to the famed Volozhin Yeshiva.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
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town ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Volozhin District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Belarus ⓘ |
| governedBy | Volozhin District authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Valozhyn
NERFINISHED
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Volosin NERFINISHED ⓘ Volozhyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolożyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition | Lithuanian yeshiva tradition ⓘ |
| hasDemographicGroup |
Belarusians
NERFINISHED
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Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Poles NERFINISHED ⓘ Russians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Belarusian cultural heritage
ⓘ
Jewish religious heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuildingType |
churches
ⓘ
synagogues ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPeriod | Jewish scholarly center in 19th century ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Volozhin Yeshiva building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Minsk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vilnius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | closure of Volozhin Yeshiva by Russian authorities in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasPostalCountryCode | BY ⓘ |
| historicalJewishCommunity | Lithuanian Jewish community ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilna Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Volozhin Yeshiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
center of Lithuanian Jewish scholarship ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Belarusian
ⓘ
Polish ⓘ Russian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minsk Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volozhin District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Valozhynka River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | historical region of Lithuania ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyPracticed |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major center of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| roadConnection | regional roads of Minsk Region ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
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Eastern European Time ⓘ |
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