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Gomel is the administrative center of Homiel Voblast and the second-largest city in Belarus, situated on the right bank of Sozh river, close to the border with Ukraine and to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. It has a population of 479,935 (2006 estimate).
The city was founded as a settlement by a Radimichi tribe many centuries ago. It was owned by one of the most powerful Polish magnates, the Czartoryski family and was under the administration of the Lithuanian-Polish state until the First Partition of Poland. In 1772 Gomel's territory along with other parts of eastern Belarus were annexed by Russia. Three years later, Catherine II handed Gomel with its 5,000 population to field marshal Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky and his estate. This was the first Russian owner of Gomel. In 1854 Gomel merged with the neighbouring town of Bielica located across Sozh, on the left bank of the river. Late 18th and early 19th were the period of industrial development of Gomel.
Gomel had a very large Jewish population, most of which was confined to ghettos and eventually executed by the Nazis during WWII.
The city is an important railroad hub in the southeastern part of Belarus being positioned midway on the Minsk-Kiev railroad link. It is serviced by Gomel Airport.
One of most famous sights of the city and the area is Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble, built Field Marshal Pyotr Rumyantsev; Gavriil Vaschenko picture gallery, Gomel State Circus, the Vetka arts and crafts museum, national park Pripyatsky, the remains of ancient settlements in town of Yurovichi. The Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence is the main attraction of Gomel. The total area of the residence stretches for 800 meters along the steep right bank of the Sozh River. The palace replaced the ruined castle of Gomel's previous owner, Michael Frederick Czartoryski. It designed in Neoclassical style and is surrounded by the extensive English park. The palace was later renovated by one of its next owners, Field Marshal, Ivan Paskevich. After the Russian Revolution the palace was nationalized to house a local museum and sustained heavy damage in the Russian Civil War and World War II. The current Neoclassical interiors result from a late 1990s restoration campaign. The most conspicuous landmark in the park is the Neoclassical church of Sts. Peter and Paul
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