Lyozna
Urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus
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Lyozna or Liozno[a] is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Lyozna District.[2][1] It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) east-southeast of Vitebsk,[3] close to the border with Russia by the Vitebsk–Smolensk railroad branch and highway, on the Moshna River. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,515.[1]
Lyozna
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  Lyozna | |
| Coordinates: 55°1′N 30°48′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Lyozna District |
| Established | 1527 |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 6,515 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal codes | 211220, 211221 |
| Area code | +375 2138 |
| License plate | 2 |
| Website | liozno |
History
Lyozna is first mentioned in 1527. In 1654, it was mentioned as a shtetl (small town with a high Jewish population).
World War II
In 1939, 711 Jews lived in the settlement, making up 17.3 percent of the population.[3]
During the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the settlement was captured on 16 July 1941 by V Army Corps of the 9th Army; it was part of Army Group Centre Rear Area.[3] The ghetto in Lyozna was liquidated at the end of February 1942.[4] Lyozna remained under German military occupation until 8 October 1943.[5]
Notable people
- Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter
- Schneur Zalman, the first Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty
- Dovber Schneuri, the second Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty
- Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the third Rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty
