Klimavičy

Klimavichy is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Klimavichy District. Klimavichy is located east of Mogilev on the bank of the Kalinica River. In 2009, its population was 17,064. As of 2023, it has a population of 15,121. History First references in historical documents are dated by 1581 in relation to Mścisław Voivodship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was granted city status in 1777, and a coat of arms in 1781. According to the census of 1897, the city had 4,714 inhabitants. 50.2 percent were Orthodox, 47.9 percent Jews and 1.5 percent Catholics. It was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II on August 10, 1941, and liberated in October 1943.