Haradok

Haradok or Gorodok (Belarusian: Гарадок, IPA: [ɣaraˈdok]; Russian: Городок; Polish: Horodek) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus.

It is situated 30 kilometers away from Vitebsk, the major city of one of the six provinces in the Republic of Belarus.

During World War II, Haradok was under German occupation from 10 July 1941 until 24 December 1943.

In the first half of August 1941, between 120 and 200 Jews were shot by the Germans near the village of Berezovka (1.5 kilometers south of the town).

Shortly after this shooting, the Germans established a ghetto in a neighborhood in the center of town.