| Talachyn | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vitebsk Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Talachyn District |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1433 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 9,666 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 54.4167°N 71°W |
| Elevation M: | 199 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 211070 |
| Area Code: | +375 2136 |
| Blank Name: | License plate |
| Blank Info: | 2 |
Talachyn or Tolochin (be|Талачын|Talačyn, in Belarusian pronounced as /taɫaˈtʂɨn/; ru|Толочин; pl|Tołoczyn; yi|טאָלאָטשין; lt|Talačynas) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Talachyn District.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 9,666.[1]
The town was first mentioned in 1433. The village was a shtetl.[2]
In 1939, 1,292 Jews lived there, making up 21.2 percent of the total population of the town.
The town was under German military occupation from 6–7 July 1941 until 1944.
The Germans established a ghetto in September or October 1941, which consisted of 15 houses and had 2,000 inmates. The ghetto was liquidated on 12 or 13 March 1942 and its inmates were killed. The Germans killed more than 2,000 Jews, according to estimates made by the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission.[3] However, this figure is disputed, due to the pre-war Jewish population being significantly lower, and some Jews having been drafted or able to flee. The Einsatzkommando reported that it had killed 1,551 Jews in March, presumably in the entire district.
A memorial has been erected to remember the fate of the victims.