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In 1919, Mogilev Governorate was abolished, and Mstislavsky Uyezd was transferred to [[Smolensk Governorate]]. On 3 March 1924, a half of Mstislavsky Uyezd was transferred to [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic]], and seven [[volost]]s, including Khislavichi, were left in Smolensk Governorate.<ref name="hist">{{cite web|url=http://hislav.admin-smolensk.ru/istoricheskaya-spravka/|title=Историческая справка|publisher=Khislavichsky District Administration|language=Russian|accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref> |
In 1919, Mogilev Governorate was abolished, and Mstislavsky Uyezd was transferred to [[Smolensk Governorate]]. On 3 March 1924, a half of Mstislavsky Uyezd was transferred to [[Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic]], and seven [[volost]]s, including Khislavichi, were left in Smolensk Governorate.<ref name="hist">{{cite web|url=http://hislav.admin-smolensk.ru/istoricheskaya-spravka/|title=Историческая справка|publisher=Khislavichsky District Administration|language=Russian|accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref> |
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On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Khislavichsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Khislavichi was established. The district belonged to [[Roslavl Okrug]] of [[Western Oblast]]. On August 1, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. In 1935, Khislavichi was granted urban-type settlement status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hislav.admin-smolensk.ru/files/277/generalnyj-plan-tom-1.pdf|title=Генеральный план муниципального образования Хиславичского городского поселения|publisher=Khislavichsky District Administration|page=36|language=Russian|accessdate=5 July 2017}}</ref> On 27 September 1937 Western Oblast was abolished and split between [[Oryol Oblast|Oryol]] and Smolensk Oblasts. Khislavichsky District was transferred to Smolensk Oblast.<ref name="smolensk">{{cite web|url=http://www.journalsmolensk.ru/12_124_10/14/14.PHP|title=К истории формирования Смоленской области|last=Борис Парфенов|autor1=|author2=Ольга Хоренженкова|publisher=Смоленск|language=Russian|accessdate=18 June 2016}}</ref> |
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The German Army entered Khislavichi on July 16, 1941. 800 Jews of the town were resettled in a ghetto. In September or October 1941, 120 to 150 Jews were murdered in a mass execution. On March 20, 1942, the Russian police entered the ghetto. Under the command of the German Security Police, they killed all the Jews of the ghetto about 150 meters northwest of the town in a ditch near the Machine and Tractor Station.<ref>http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/khislavichi-smolensk-russia.511</ref> |
The German Army entered Khislavichi on July 16, 1941. 800 Jews of the town were resettled in a ghetto. In September or October 1941, 120 to 150 Jews were murdered in a mass execution. On March 20, 1942, the Russian police entered the ghetto. Under the command of the German Security Police, they killed all the Jews of the ghetto about 150 meters northwest of the town in a ditch near the Machine and Tractor Station.<ref>http://www.yahadmap.org/#village/khislavichi-smolensk-russia.511</ref> |
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Khislavichi (Russian: Хиславичи) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Khislavichsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located by the right bank of the Sozh River. Population: 4,138 (2010 Russian census);[1] 4,617 (2002 Census);[2] 5,013 (1989 Soviet census).[3]
History
Khislavichi is first mentioned in 1526. It belonged to Poland, and since the 18th century miasteczko (shtetl) Khislavichi (Polish: Chosławicze) was in Mstsislaw Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, it was transferred to the Russian Empire and included in its Mogilev Governorate. It belonged to Mstislavsky Uyezd. By the end of the 19th century, of the total population of 4,361, 3,642 were Jews and 739 were of Russian Orthodox faith. There were eight synagogues and two wooden churches. The settlement belonged to Saltykov Russian noble family.[4]
In 1919, Mogilev Governorate was abolished, and Mstislavsky Uyezd was transferred to Smolensk Governorate. On 3 March 1924, a half of Mstislavsky Uyezd was transferred to Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, and seven volosts, including Khislavichi, were left in Smolensk Governorate.[5]
On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Khislavichsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Khislavichi was established. The district belonged to Roslavl Okrug of Western Oblast. On August 1, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. In 1935, Khislavichi was granted urban-type settlement status.[6] On 27 September 1937 Western Oblast was abolished and split between Oryol and Smolensk Oblasts. Khislavichsky District was transferred to Smolensk Oblast.[7]
The German Army entered Khislavichi on July 16, 1941. 800 Jews of the town were resettled in a ghetto. In September or October 1941, 120 to 150 Jews were murdered in a mass execution. On March 20, 1942, the Russian police entered the ghetto. Under the command of the German Security Police, they killed all the Jews of the ghetto about 150 meters northwest of the town in a ditch near the Machine and Tractor Station.[8]
Economy
Transport
Khislavichi is on a main road which connects Pochinok with Mstsislaw, where it continues to Orsha and Krychaw. In Khislavichi, another road branches northwest to Monastyrshchina. There are also local roads with bus traffic originating from Khislavichi.
The closest railway station is in Pochinok.
The Sozh is not navigable in Khislavichi.
Culture and recreation
In Khislavichi, there is a local museum.[9]
References
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "Chosławicze", in "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich", vol. XV, cz. 1 (Abablewo – Januszowo), 1900
- ^ "Историческая справка" (in Russian). Khislavichsky District Administration. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Генеральный план муниципального образования Хиславичского городского поселения" (PDF) (in Russian). Khislavichsky District Administration. p. 36. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Борис Парфенов; Ольга Хоренженкова. "К истории формирования Смоленской области" (in Russian). Смоленск. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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- ^ "Хиславичский районный краеведческий музей" (in Russian). Хиславичский районный краеведческий музей. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Khislavichi during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.