Alternate names: Vyetka [Bel], Vetka [Rus], Viatka [Yid], Wietka [Pol], Vietka. 52°34' N, 31°11' E, 11 miles NE of Homyel (Gomel). ВеткаJewish population: 3,726 (in 1897). Small, historical town in Belarus on the bank of the Sozh River.in Vietka Rajon in Homiel oblast.
- JewishGen Belarus SIG
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), XIII, pp. 428-429: "Wietka".
- Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 109: "Viatka".
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 1390: "Vetka".
- Wikipedia [Apr 2014]
- Jewish history [Apr 2014]
The Chernobylnuclear catastrophe on April 26, 1986, caused immense depletion of population; (up to 40,000) who were resettled in areas away from radiation effect, and the remaining population of the town was reported as only 7,000 on the first anniversary of the disaster.
CEMETERY:
videos/photos. [Apr 2014]
Russian language site with a catalog of Jewish graves forBobruisk, Osevets, Prudkovski, Cherchersk, Vetka, plus
Use your online translator as needed. Names, birth/death years, photographs of stones are listed, as available. Click on thumbnails of images to enlarge [July 2015\