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Baranavichy Voblast
russian: Барановичская Область , common_name = Baranavichy , subdivision = Voblast , nation = Byelorussian SSR , p1 = Navahrudak Voblast , flag_p1 = Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1937-1951).svg , s1 = Hrodna Voblast , flag_s1 = Flag of Byelorussian SSR.svg , s2 = Maladzyechna Voblast , flag_s2 = Flag of Byelorussian SSR.svg , s3 = Brest Voblast , flag_s3 = Flag of Byelorussian SSR.svg , s4 = Minsk Voblast , flag_s4 = Flag of Byelorussian SSR.svg , image_flag = Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1937-1951).svg , image_map = Obwód baranowicki 1944.png , image_map_caption = Baranavichy Voblast (red) on the map of Byelorussian SSR in 1944 , capital = Bara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voblast
An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Official terms in successor states of the Soviet Union differ, but some still use a cognate of the Russian term, e.g., ''vobłasć'' (''voblasts'', ''voblasts'', official orthography: , Taraškievica: , ) is used for regions of Belarus, ' (plural: ') for regions of Kazakhstan, and ''oblusu'' (') for regions of Kyrgyzstan. The term is often translated as "area", "zone", "province" or "region". The last translation may lead to confusion, because "raion" may be used for other kinds of administrative division, which may be translated as "region", "district" or "county" depending on the context. Unlike "province", translations as "area", "zone", and "region" may lead to confusion because they have very common meanings other t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesvizh
Nesvizh, Niasviž ( be, Нясві́ж ; lt, Nesvyžius; pl, Nieśwież; russian: Не́свиж; yi, ניעסוויז; la, Nesvisium) is a city in Belarus. It is the administrative centre of the Nyasvizh District (''rajon'') of Minsk Region and site of Niasviž Castle, a World Heritage Site. Its 2009 population is 14,300. History Nesvizh was first documented in 1223. It was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1793, but the Grand Duchy was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth since 1569. In the 15th century, while still a minor town, it belonged to the Kiszka family and later to the Radziwiłł family, and remained the family's seat until 1813. In 1561 or 1562 Maciej Kawęczyński founded the print works of the Polish Brethren. The first Belarusian language book printed in Latin script, a catechism by Symon Budny, was published in Nesvizh in 1562. The ''Nieśwież Bible'' ('' Biblia nieświeska''), one of the oldest Polish translations of the Bible, also by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brest Voblast
Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts ( be, Брэ́сцкая во́бласць ''(Bresckaja vobłasć)''; russian: Бре́стская о́бласть (''Brestskaya Oblast)'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest. Important cities within the region include: Brest, Baranavichy, and Pinsk. Geography It is located in the southwestern part of Belarus, bordering the Podlasie and Lublin voivodeships of Poland on the west, the Volyn Oblast and Rivne Oblast of Ukraine on the south, the Grodno Region and Minsk Region on the north, and Gomel Region on the east. The region covers a total area of 32,800 km², about 15.7% of the national total. Kamenets District of Brest Region in few kilometers to the South-West from Vysokaye town on the Bug River the western extreme point of Belarus is situated. 2.7% of the territory are covered with Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, 9.8% are covered with 17 wildlife preserves of national importance. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maladzyechna Voblast
russian: Молодечненская область , conventional_long_name = Maladzyechna Voblast , common_name = Maladzyechna , subdivision = Voblast , nation = Byelorussian SSR , year_start = 1944 , date_start = September 20 , year_end = 1960 , date_end = January 20 , p1 = Vileyka Voblast , flag_p1 = Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1937-1951).svg , s1 = Minsk Voblast , flag_s1 = Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg , s2 = Hrodna Voblast , flag_s2 = Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg , s3 = Vitsebsk Voblast , flag_s3 = Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg , image_flag = , image_map = Bssr1944.PNG , image_map_caption = Map of the By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belastok Region
Belastok Voblast or Belostok Oblast ( be, Беластоцкая вобласць, Biełastockaja vobłasć, russian: Белостокская Область, pl, Obwód białostocki) was a short-lived territorial unit in the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR) during World War II from September 1939 until Operation Barbarossa of 22 June 1941 and again for a short period in 1944. The administrative center of the newly created voblast was the pl, Białystok renamed Belastok ( be, Беласток). History Integration into the Soviet Union From 23 September to October 1939, the secretary of the central committee of the Belarusian SSR lived in Bialystok due to the protracted procedures for the transfer of the territories west of Bialystok by German troops to Białystok. While the leaders of provincial boards and were immediately established at the level of the Central Committee and the Military Front Council, the lower structures (poviat, gmina) were established "in co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrodna Voblast
Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast''; pl, Obwód Grodzieński; lt, Gardino sritis) is one of the regions of Belarus. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital, Grodno, is the biggest city in the region. It lies on the Neman River. It borders Minsk Region to the east, Brest Region to the south, Poland ( Podlaskie Voivodeship) to the west and Vitebsk Region and Lithuania ( Alytus and Vilnius counties) to the north. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of the Nemen. One of the city's surviving masterpieces is the 12th century Orthodox Church of St Boris & St Gleb (Kalozhskaya Church), which is the second oldest in Belarus. History This region was the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zel’va
, image_skyline = Зэльва. Касцёл Святой Тройцы (01).jpg , image_caption = , imagesize = 250px , image_flag = Zelva flag.svg , image_seal = Zelva coat.svg , subdivision_type = CountrySubdivision , subdivision_name = BelarusHrodna voblast , established_title = First mentioned , established_date = 1258 , population_as_of = , population_total = 6,678 , area_total_km2 = 15 , population_density_km2 = , timezone = FET , utc_offset = +3 , timezone_DST = ''not observed'' , utc_offset_DST = +3 , pushpin_map = Belarus , map_caption = , coordinates = , elevation_m = 138 , postal_code = 231930, 231939, 231940 , area_code = +375-1564 , website = , footnotes = Zelva ( be, Зэльва, russian: Зе́льва, pl, Zelwa, lt, Zelva, Želva, yi, זעלווא) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzyatlava
Dziatlava or Dyatlovo ( be, Дзятлава, lt, Zietela, pl, Zdzięcioł, russian: italic=yes, Дзенціолъ until the 1870s, thereafter ''Дятлово'', yi, זשעטל, Zhetl) is a town in Belarus in the Grodno Region, about 165 km southeast of Grodno. The population was 7,700 in 2016. History Grand Duchy of Lithuania Zietela was first referenced in documents from 1498 when it was granted by the King of Poland John I Albert to Prince Konstanty Ostrogski, who later built a wooden castle there. 17th century In the 17th century, Zietela was owned by Lew Sapieha, who ordered a Catholic church to be erected on the main city square. The church was consecrated in 1646, renovated after a fire in 1743 and still stands. 18th century During the Great Northern War of the anti-Swedish alliance, Peter I of Russia visited Zietela and stayed there for a week in January 1708. In the 18th century, the town was owned by Stanisław Sołtyk, who built a Baroque residence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voranava
Voranava or Voronovo ( be, Воранава, russian: Вороново, pl, Woronów, Werenowo, lt, Varanavas) is a town in Belarus, in Grodno Region. It is the administrative center of the Voranava district. It is located about from Lida and from the Belarusian-Lithuanian border. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Voranava was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. In 1795, the town was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Third Partition of Poland. From 1921 until 1939, Voranava was part of the Second Polish Republic. In September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 23 June 1941 until 11 July 1944, Voranava was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the ''Generalbezirk Weißruthenien Generalbezirk Weissruthenien (General District White Ruthenia) was one of the four administrative subdivisions of ''Reichskommissariat Ostland'', the 1941-1945 civilian occupation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valozhyn
Valozhyn, Vałožyn or Volozhin ( be, Вало́жын, , russian: Воло́жин, lt, Valažinas, pl, Wołożyn, yi, וואָלאָזשין ''Volozhin''; also written as Wolozin and Wolozhin) is a town in the Minsk Region of Belarus. The population is 11,500 (1995). Before World War II about half the town’s population were Jewish but they were murdered during the Holocaust. It is located northwest of Minsk, on the Valozhynka river in the Neman River basin, and the beginning of the Nalibokskaya Forest. Average temperatures are in January and in July with of annual rain. History Overview The town was built on the main road leading from Vilnius to Minsk. It is divided into two sections: the "lower neighborhood" along the river and the "upper neighborhood" toward the hills. Half of the town square is framed by the remains of 12th century buildings, including a bell tower, a palace, and a monastery. Most of the other remaining impressive buildings in the town are from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilishki
Vasilishki ( be, Васілішкі, russian: Василишки, pl, Wasiliszki, yi, װאַסילישאָק ''Vasilishok'', lt, Vosyliškės) is an urban settlement in Shchuchyn District, Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative center of Vasilishki Selsoviet. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vasilishki was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. In 1795, the town was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland. From 1919 until 1929, Vasilishki (''Wasiliszki'') was part of Lida County and from 1929 until 1939 of Szczuczyn County of the Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic. Before World War II, more than 80% of the 2,500 inhabitants of the town were Jews. In September 1939, Vasilishki was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. Vasilishki was occupied by Nazi Germany from June 1941 until 12 July 1944 and administered as a part of ''Generalbezirk Weißruthenien'' of ''Rei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shchuchyn
Shchuchyn and Ščučyn ( be, Шчучын, Ščučyn, ; russian: Щýчин, ; pl, Szczuczyn Litewski; lt, Šukynas; Yiddish: שטשוטשין, Shtshutshin) is a city in the Grodno Region of Belarus. It is the center of Shchuchyn District. The population is nearly 15,000 (2010). History The first known official written mention of Shchuchyn is recorded in 1436, but its foundation as a settlement dates back to 1537, when 'Shchuchyn was mentioned in the Book of Acts of the ''Lithuanian Metrica'' (the Book of Lithuanian vital records), kept in the Governmental archive in Lithuania. Ownership of Shchuchyn passed from one noble family to another: The Radziwiłł family, then the Drutskiya-Liubetskis, the Scipions, and others ruled Shchuchyn in turn. In the 15th–18th centuries, Shchuchyn became a member of the Lida council of the Vilnius office of voivode. In the first half of the 17th century, Shchuchyn was governed by the outsider marshal of the Lithuanian principality, ''Scipi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
