Molyatichi

Molyatichi (variants Malyatsichy and Maliatichi) (Belarusian: Маляцічы, Łacinka: Maliacičy, Russian: Молятичи) is a village in the Krychaw District of the Mogilev Region in Belarus.[1][2][3] It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Krichev, and 129 kilometres (80 mi) from Mogilev. In 2010, it had a population of 350 residents.

History
Molyatichi in 1905.
Church of St Stanislas Malatycze (Molyatichi), 1794–1934.

In 1708, the village was the location of the Battle of Malatitze during the Great Northern War.

Before World War II, it was a shtetl. Nazi Germany units occupied the city from 1941 to 1944.

In November 1941, between 70 and 122 Jews were killed in Molyatichi. The Jews were shot with a bullet in the back. Some children were thrown alive in the grave. There were nine shooters: six Germans and three local policemen. One week after the shooting, the Germans organized an auction to sell the Jews' belongings.[4]

References
  1. "Malyatsichy". GeoNames.org. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  2. Library of Congress (May 14, 2019). "Maliatsichy (Krychaŭski raion, Belarus)". Library of Congress Name Authority File (in English and Belarusian). Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  3. "Malyatsichy / Маляцічы". Geonames.NGA.mil (in English and Belarusian). Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. Yahad-In Unum. "Execution of Jews in Molyatichi". iN Evidence: The Map of Holocaust by Bullets. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

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