Kalinkavichy

Kalinkavichy (Belarusian: Калінкавічы; Russian: Калинковичи, romanized: Kalinkovichi; Polish: Kalinkowicze) is a town in Gomel Region, southeastern Belarus.

[1] Kalinkavichy is located beside the Netech' River, opposite the city of Mazyr, and is the site of one of the country's most important railway junctions.

[1] Archaeological excavations have found traces of human settlement dating back to 26,000-24,000 years ago near Yurovičy, the oldest yet discovered in Belarus.

The town grew to prominence at the end of the nineteenth century with the coming of the railways.

[2] Before the arrival of the German forces, a part of the Jewish population managed to evacuate the city by train.