Klimovo, Bryansk Oblast
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.svg) Location of Bryansk Oblast in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Bryansk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Novozybkovsky Urban Administrative Okrug (town of oblast significance) |
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| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1708 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
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Klimovo (Russian: Климово) is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Population is 13,565 (2014).
Church by Solodunski is sightseeing.
It was founded in 1708 by Klim Ermolaevich. It was granted town status in 1938. From 1929 Klimovo is a center of Klimovo district.
During World War II, Klimovo was occupied by the German Army from 25 August 1941 to 24 September 1943. The 1939 census recorded that the Jewish population was 224, or 4 percent of the total. During that time a half of Jewish population fled on the East and men joined the army.
On 29 August 1941, 27 Jews accused of being Bolshevist agents were shot. In October, 1941, a ghetto was created and it was liquidated in March, 1942. During the liquidation about 280 Jews were executed by German security forces. They were shot in a peat quarry, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from Klimovo. Afterwards isolated shootings took place till the German withdrawal in September, 1943.
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