Town in Gomel Region, Belarus
Town in Gomel Region, Belarus
Zhlobin (Belarusian :Жлобін ;Russian :Жлобин ;Polish :Żłobin ;Lithuanian :Žlobinas ) is a town inGomel Region , in easternBelarus . It is located on theDnieper River , and serves as the administrative center ofZhlobin District . It is situated 83 kilometres (52 mi) fromGomel . As of 2025, it has a population of 76,304.[ 1]
The town is notable for being the location where steelmakerBMZ was established. BMZ is one of the largest companies in Belarus, and an important producer in the worldwide markets of steel wires and cords. The company is the main sustainer of the town's economy.
Railwaymen's Club in the interbellum Zhlobin was aprivate town of theChodkiewicz family .[ 3] Muscovite forces and during the Lithuanian–Muscovite War it was annexed by Muscovy, but shortly afterwards restored toLithuania .[ 3]
In 1939, 19% of the town's population was Jewish. DuringWorld War II , Zhlobin was occupied by theGerman Army from 3 July 1941 until 13 July 1944. The Nazis captured the Jews and imprisoned them in 2 different ghettos, where they suffered from starvation, disease and abuse. On April 12, 1942, 1,200 Jews were murdered in the ghettos.[ 4]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1997 69,800 — 2023 77,049 +10.4%
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Metallurg Zhlobin of theBelarusian Extraleague is the local pro hockey team.
Industrial enterprises [ edit ] OJSC "BMZ - managing company of the holding" BMK "[ 8] Branch of JSC "RMCC" "Zhlobin Dairy Plant"[ 9] PUE "Zhlobinselkhozkhimiya"[ 10] OJSC "Zhlobin garment factory"[ 11] State enterprise "Zhlobin mobile mechanized column 71"[ 12] JSC "AFPK "Zhlobin Meat Processing Plant"[ 13] JSC "BelFa"[ 14] Zhlobin bakery[ 15] OJSC "Zhlobinmebel"[ 16] TPU "Metallurgtorg"[ 17] [ edit ] Zhlobin istwinned with:[ 18]
^a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа" .belsat.gov.by . Archived fromthe original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved8 May 2025 .^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130804075637/http://zip.belpost.by/street/zhlobin-gomel Белпочта Алфавитный список улиц по Жлобин](in Russian) ^a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. XIV. Warszawa. 1895. p. 791.{{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ "YV360" .^ Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 6: Дадаізм — Застава . Mìnsk: Беларуская энцыклапедыя. 1998. pp. 433– 434.ISBN 985-11-0106-0 ^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа" .belsat.gov.by . Archived fromthe original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved14 August 2023 .^ "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа" .belsat.gov.by . Archived fromthe original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved9 April 2024 .^ завод (БМЗ), Белорусский металлургический."Белорусский металлургический завод (БМЗ)" .belsteel.com (in Russian). Archived fromthe original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved2022-01-25 . ^ "Филиалы - Предприятие - ОАО "Рогачевский МКК" .www.rmkk.by . Retrieved2022-01-25 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: url-status (link )^ "ОАО «Жлобинсельхозхимия»" .www.gisp.gov.by . Archived fromthe original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved2022-01-25 .^ "Открытое акционерное общество «Жлобинская швейная фабрика»" .export.by . Retrieved2022-01-25 .^ "Главная - Жлобинская ПМК 71" .www.pmk71.by (in Russian). Archived fromthe original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved2022-01-25 .^ "ОАО "АФПК "Жлобинский мясокомбинат" .www.gmk.by . Retrieved2022-01-25 .^ "Мех искусственный - «БЕЛФА»" .www.belfa.by . Archived fromthe original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved2022-01-25 .^ "ОАО Гомельхлебпром - Жлобинский хлебозавод" .www.gomelhlebprom.by . Archived fromthe original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved2022-01-25 .^ "Жлобинмебель, ОАО. Контактные данные. мебель, мебель офисная купить в Беларуси" .1info.by . Retrieved2022-01-25 .^ "Торгово-производственное унитарное предприятие "Металлургторг" (Унитарное предприятие "Металлургторг")" .Министерство промышлености РБ (in Russian). Archived fromthe original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved2022-01-25 .^ "Города-партнеры" .gisp.gov.by (in Russian). Zhlobin. Archived fromthe original on 2020-10-08. Retrieved2020-01-21 .^ "LA CITTA' DI ZHLOBIN E I SUOI ABITANTI" (in Italian). comune.scalenghe.to.it. Archived fromthe original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved8 March 2014 .
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