Lubcha

Lubcha/Любча/Lubča Lubcz/לובטש
Coat of arms of Lubcha/Любча/Lubča Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country Subdivision	Belarus Hrodna Voblast
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	+375-1597

Lubcha (Belarusian: Любча, Lubča, Russian: Любча, Polish: Lubcz, Yiddish: לובטש‎) is a township near Neman River, in Belarus, Hrodna Voblast, Navahrudak rajon, 23 km from Navahrudak.

History

Before WWII, approximately 1500 Jews lived in Lubcha. There were 2 synagogues and a Jewish cemetery. The German forces occupied the village at the end of June 1941. A short time after their arrival, the Germans selected 50 Jewish men and brought them to Novogrudok, where they were shot. In March 1942, a ghetto was fenced in and Jews from surroundings villages, like Delatyche, were brought into the ghetto. Later, three members of the Judenrat and Jewish police were shot by the Germans under the pretext of bad hygienic conditions inside the ghetto. Though the fate of the remaining Jews is not completely clear, it seems that a group was sent to the Novogrudok ghetto, where they were later shot in August 1942. Another group was sent to complete road construction near the village of Vorobyeviche, where they were also shot in August 1942. It appears that several hundred Jews were also shot and buried in the cemetery during spring 1942.

Sights

• Lubcz Castle of the Radziwill family
• Orthodox church of St. Elijah (1910–14)
• Catholic church, 1930
• Old Jewish cemetery

• Views of Lubcha Castle
• BLR Lyubcha 17thc.jpg

  17th century

• Lubcza.jpg

  Modern view

• Lyubcha.jpg

  The two remaining towers

• Lubcza castle 1920.jpg

  In 1920

External links

• Lubcha's Castle (bel.)
• Photos on Radzima.org
• Views of the castle and town
• Coat of arms of Lubcha (rus.)
• Lubcha's history (rus.)