Uzlyany[1] or Vuzlyany (Belarusian: Узляны, Вузляны; Russian: Узляны, romanized: Uzlyany) is a village in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is part of Pyarezhyr selsoviet. Until 2013,[2] it served as the administrative center of Uzlyany selsoviet.[1]

It was formerly a shtetl with a large Jewish population.

Notable people

  • Eugene Lyons (1898–1985), American journalist and writer
  • David Sarnoff (1891–1971),[3] American businessman and pioneer of American radio and television

References

  1. ^ a b Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 389. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
  2. ^ "Решение Минский облсовет 234 28.05.2013 / Об изменении административно-территориального устройства районов Минской области". kodeksy-bel.com.
  3. ^ "Знают ли сельчане пуховичских Узлян о своем знаменитом земляке -- основателе радио и телевещания в США Давиде Сарнове?". www.sb.by (in Russian). СБ-Беларусь. 19 February 2016.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzliany
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