Dobrush

Town in Gomel Region, Belarus

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Town in Gomel Region, Belarus

Dobrush

Добруш

Town

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Dobrush

Coordinates: 52°25′N 31°19′E﻿ / ﻿52.417°N 31.317°E﻿ / 52.417; 31.317
Country| Belarus
Region| Gomel Region
District| Dobrush District
Population

(2025)[1]

• Total

| 17,901
Time zone| UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code|

247050

Area code| +375 2333
License plate| 3

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Dobrush (Belarusian: Добруш, IPA: [ˈdɔbruʂ]; Russian: Добруш) is a town located in Gomel Region, Belarus. It is located on the Iput River. It serves as the administrative center of Dobrush District.[1] As of 2025, it has a population of 17,901.[1] Dobrush is first mentioned in 1335.

Dobruh is governed by a Regional Executive Committee, the chairman of which is Volha Mokharava.

## History

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On November 21, 1941, 106 local Jews and 19 Soviet activists were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by Einsatzkommando 8, coming from Gomel, assisted by local policemen.[2] During the spring of 1942, another execution took place in which about 70 Jews were also killed.[3]

## Mass media

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The Dobrush Region newspaper is published in Dobrush.[4]

## Сulture

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In Dobrush there are State Institution "Dobrush Regional Palace of Culture", GDK "Meliorator", Dobrush Public and Cultural Center. Also in Dobrush there is a regional children's library. Since 2002, the Dobrush Regional Museum of Local Lore[5] has been operating. In addition to all this, the Voskhod Cinema (3D) operates in Dobrush.
On November 13, 2021, the regional qualifying round of the XIII Republican Festival of National Cultures was held in Dobrush.
In 2022, the 29th Day of Belarusian Writing will be held in Dobrush.

## Gallery

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* Paper Factory in Dobrush, 1895

* Paper Factory, 2010

* Museum

## References

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1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
3. ^ "Yahad - in Unum".
4. ^ https://www.vdobrushe.by/
5. ^ http://dobrush.museum.by/

## External links

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* Dobrush regional portal
* Dobrush Regional Executive Committee, in English Archived 2019-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
* Photos at Radzima.org
* Photos at Globus.tut.by

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Subdivisions of Gomel region, Belarus

Districts
(raiony)|

* Aktsyabrski
* Brahin
* Buda-Kashalyova
* Chachersk
* Dobrush
* Gomel
* Kalinkavichy
* Karma
* Khoiniki
* Lyelchytsy
* Loyew
* Mazyr
* Narowlya
* Pyetrykaw
* Rahachow
* Rechytsa
* Svyetlahorsk
* Vyetka
* Yelsk
* Zhlobin
* Zhytkavichy

Cities and towns|

* Brahin
* Buda-Kashalyova
* Chachersk
* Dobrush
* Gomel
* Kalinkavichy
* Khoiniki
* Mazyr
* Narowlya
* Pyetrykaw
* Rahachow
* Rechytsa
* Svyetlahorsk
* Turov
* Vasilyevichy
* Vyetka
* Yelsk
* Zhlobin
* Zhytkavichy

52°25′N 31°19′E﻿ / ﻿52.417°N 31.317°E﻿ / 52.417; 31.317

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