Agrotown in Mogilev Region, Belarus
Lipyen or Lipen (; ) is an agrotown in Asipovichy District, Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is located from Asipovichy and from Mogilev. It serves as the administrative center of Lipyen selsoviet. In 1999, it had a population of 1,000.
History.
According to the 1926 Soviet census, there were 441 Jews living in Lipyen.
World War II.
During World War II, it was under German military occupation from early July 1941 until June 1944. About 200 Jews remained there at the start of the occupation.
In August 1941, all Jews were placed in a ghetto consisting of several houses. The ghetto was liquidated in October and the Germans shot more than 200 Jews near the Svislach River.
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