Koidanov
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Dzyarzhynsk Дзяржынск (Belarusian) Дзержинск (Russian) |
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 Dzyarzhynsk
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| Coordinates: 53°41′00″N 27°08′00″E / 53.68333°N 27.13333°E | |||
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 Belarus
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| Voblast | Minsk Region | ||
| Raion | Dzyarzhynsk Raion | ||
| Founded | 1146 | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 25,164 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 222720 | ||
| Area code(s) | +375 1716 | ||
| License plate | 5 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Dzyarzhynsk or Dzerzhinsk; formerly Koydanava (Belarusian: Дзяржы́нск Dziaržynsk [dzʲarˈʐɨnsk]; Russian: Дзержинск, Polish: Kojdanów; Yiddish: קוידנוב, Koidanov), in the Dzyarzhynsk Raion of Belarus, is a city with a history dating to the 11th century.
In the Middle Ages, the village, then called Kojdanów, belonged to the Radziwiłłs, a Polish aristocratic family. It was known as Kojdanava / Koidanova townlet of Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Jews lived in Koidanova as early as 1620.
Koidanova became the site of a new Hasidic Jewish dynasty in 1833 when Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Perlow (1797–1862) became the first Koidanover Rebbe. He was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Boruch Mordechai Perlow (1818–1870), grandson, Rabbi Aharon Perlow (1839–1897), and great-grandson, Rabbi Yosef Perlow of Koidanov-Minsk (1854-1915), who was the last Koidanover Rebbe to live in the town. After World War I, the dynasty was moved to Baranovichi, Poland.
In 1847, Koidanova had 2,497 Jewish inhabitants. In 1897 the city had a total population of 4,744, of whom 3,156 were Jews.
In May 1932 it was granted the status of a city and was renamed Kojdanaŭ (Belarusian: Койданаў), Russian: Koidanov. In June of that year it was renamed again as Dziaržynsk by the Communist authorities, in honor of Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877–1926), a famous Bolshevik creator and chief of the "Cherezvychainaya Komissija" (CHEKA) – the Soviet secret police -who was born in a Dziaržynava estate not far from the city.
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