Kalinkavichy

Sister cities

• Saransk
• Slavutych

History

Archaeological excavations have found traces of human settlement dating back to 26,000-24,000 years ago near Yurovičy, the oldest yet discovered in Belarus. The earliest historical mention of the town of Kalinkavičy dates to 1560. The town grew to prominence at the end of the nineteenth century with the coming of the railways. Before World War II, a significant part of the population was Jewish, 3,386 out of 9,799 were Jews. Kalinkavichy was under German occupation from 22 August 1941 until 14 January 1944. Before the arrival of the German forces, a part of the Jewish population managed to evacuate the city by train. On September 20, 1941, all the Jews were shot by collaborating policemen and German gendarmes in a trench. Food processing (esp. pork products) is the largest industry. The extraction of peat (5.5 million tonnes of reserves) is also economically important.

Most-observed species

• Male-fern

  Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott · Polypodiopsida
  34
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  21
• Hollowroot

  Corydalis cava (L.) Schweigg. & Körte · Magnoliopsida
  19
• Ashleaf Maple

  Acer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida
  18
• Garden Lupin

  Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. · Magnoliopsida
  16
• Dyer's Greenweed

  Genista tinctoria L. · Magnoliopsida
  16
• Ruthenian broom

  Chamaecytisus ruthenicus (Fisch. ex Wol.) Klásk. · Magnoliopsida
  16
• Stag Beetle

  Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  16