Chachersk

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Chachersk
Чачэрск (Belarusian)
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Chachersk
Coordinates: 52°54′58″N30°54′58″E / 52.91611°N 30.91611°E / 52.91611; 30.91611
Country Belarus
Region Gomel Region
District Chachersk District
Founded1159
Government
 • ChairmanIgor Aslyuk
Area
 • Total
8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2025) [1]
 • Total
8,926
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
27152
Area code (+375) 2332
Website Official website

Chachersk or Chechersk [a] is a town in Gomel Region, in eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chachersk District. [1] As of 2025, it has a population of 8,926. [1]

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It is located in an area which was highly contaminated due to the fallout of the Chernobyl disaster. [2]

History

The Sozh River near Chachersk Chachersk1.JPG
The Sozh River near Chachersk

The town was founded in the late 10th century on the Sozh River. It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1159 as the city Radimichi Chachersk. Sometime later a castle was built in the area.

From 14th century to 1772, Chachersk was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569. It was granted town rights in 1511. [3]

In 1772, it became part of the Russian Empire, as the center of the county in the province Rahachow, then borough, and parish center of Rogachev district. In 1774, Catherine II of Russia in collaboration with a local governor helped build the town hall, churches, a theater, 2 hospitals, and other notable buildings. Redevelopment of the city took place, with the destruction of the castle and the fortifications, which were mentioned more in the "Census" Chachersk for 1765. There are two surviving unique sights of the 18th century - the Holy Transfiguration Church and Town Hall in Chachersk. The Holy Transfiguration Church was built in classicism style 1783 and has international architectural worth.

From 1919 to 1926, Chachersk was part of Gomel Governorate in the Russian SFSR. Then, in December 1926, it was given to Byelorussian SSR.

During Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Nazi Germany captured the town and established a ghetto for Chachersk's Jewish population. The Jews of Chachersk, as well as neighboring Romani, were eventually exterminated in December 1941. A Nazi prison was also operated in the town. [4]

Chachersk officially became a town in 1971.

Economy

Since 1629 the town has had the privilege of a weekly trade and a 2-week fair in the year.

Now the economy of the city is based on the enterprises of the food industry and is a center for arts and crafts (embroidery, weaving, etc.).

Notes

  1. ↑ Belarusian: Чачэрск, romanized: Čačersk, IPA: [tʂaˈtʂɛrsk] ; Russian: Чечерск, romanized: Chechersk; Polish: Czeczersk.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "English: Chernobyl radiation map from CIA handbook, SVG'd by User:Sting, and re-anglified by me (To the same strange names used in the original)".
  3. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1900. p. 358.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ "Gefängnis Cacersk". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2025.

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