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Gorodok Offensive , a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Vologda Oblast, Russia
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Gorodok may refer to: ;Places *Gorodok, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia *Gorodok Stadium, part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, Moscow, Russia *Haradok (''Gorodok''), a town in Belarus * Horodok (''Gorodok''), a town located in Lviv Raion (district), Lviv oblast, Ukraine which was formerly known as ''Gródek Jagielloński''. ;Other *Gorodok Gargoyles, a fictional Quidditch team See also *Horodok (other) *Bely Gorodok, an urban-type settlement in Tver Oblast, Russia *Kichmengsky Gorodok, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Vologda Oblast, Russia *Tarnogsky Gorodok Tarnogsky Gorodok (russian: Та́рногский Городо́к) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Tarnogsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kokshenga River, at its conflue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorodok, Russia
Gorodok (russian: Городок) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities Irkutsk Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Irkutsk Oblast bears this name: * Gorodok, Irkutsk Oblast, a settlement in Cheremkhovsky District Ivanovo Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Ivanovo Oblast bears this name: * Gorodok, Ivanovo Oblast, a village in Lukhsky District Kaluga Oblast As of 2010, two inhabited localities in Kaluga Oblast bear this name: ;Urban localities *Gorodok, Zhukovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, a urban-type settlement, settlement in Zhukovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, Zhukovsky District ;Rural localities *Gorodok, Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast, a village under the administrative jurisdiction of the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Kaluga Kemerovo Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Kemerovo Oblast bears this name: *Gorodok, Kemerovo Oblast, a ''village#Russia, selo'' in Utinskaya Rural Territory of Tashtagolsky District Kra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorodok Stadium , a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Vologda Oblast, Russia
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Gorodok may refer to: ;Places *Gorodok, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia * Gorodok Stadium, part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, Moscow, Russia *Haradok (''Gorodok''), a town in Belarus * Horodok (''Gorodok''), a town located in Lviv Raion (district), Lviv oblast, Ukraine which was formerly known as ''Gródek Jagielloński''. ;Other *Gorodok Gargoyles, a fictional Quidditch team See also *Horodok (other) * Bely Gorodok, an urban-type settlement in Tver Oblast, Russia *Kichmengsky Gorodok, a rural locality (a ''selo'') in Vologda Oblast, Russia *Tarnogsky Gorodok Tarnogsky Gorodok (russian: Та́рногский Городо́к) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Tarnogsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kokshenga River, at its conflue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzhniki Olympic Complex
The Luzhniki Olympic Complex (russian: Олимпийский комплекс «Лужники») is one of the biggest multifunctional sports complexes of the world, built between 1955 and 1956, located in the Khamovniki district of Moscow, Russia. Formerly known as the Central Lenin Complex, it served as the Olympic Park of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The complex can be reached by the Moscow Metro train, when leaving either Sportivnaya, Vorobyovy Gory or Luzhniki. Venues * Grand Sports Arena (Luzhniki Stadium) *Luzhniki Palace of Sports *Luzhniki Small Sports Arena *Olympic Pool *Druzhba Multipurpose Arena The Druzhba Multipurpose Arena (russian: Универсальный спортивный зал "Дружба") is an indoor arena in Moscow, Russia, part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. It was built in 1979, and the first competition held there w ... * Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace References {{reflist External links Official website Sports venues in Mosco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haradok
Haradok ( be, Гарадок, - russian: Городок, Gorodok, pl, Horodek) is a town in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus with the population of 34,700 people. Approximately 14,000 people reside in the town itself around 30,000 people reside within the district. Haradok district is one of the largest in the country. The town is located on the north-east of Belarus and occupies around 3,000 square kilometers. It is situated 30 kilometers away from Vitebsk, the major city of one of the six provinces in the Republic of Belarus. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Haradok was part of Vitebsk Voivodeship. Haradok was acquired by the Russian Empire in 1772, in the course of the First Partition of Poland. In 1939, 1,584 Jews lived in the town, making up 21.7% of the population. During World War II, Haradok was under German occupation from 10 July 1941 until 24 December 1943. In the first half of August 1941, between 120 and 200 Jews were shot by the Germans near the villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of and with a population of 9.4 million, Belarus is the List of European countries by area, 13th-largest and the List of European countries by population, 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into Regions of Belarus, seven regions. Minsk is the capital and List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, largest city. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horodok, Lviv Oblast
__NOTOC__ Horodok ( uk, Городо́к, pl, Gródek) is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . History Horodok was first mentioned by Nestor the Chronicler in the ''Primary Chronicle''. The ''Galician–Volhynian Chronicle'' mentions that the King Daniel of Galicia came to Horodok with his forces to join Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold while they fought with Polish-Hungarians over the Galician land. In the mid-14th century, together with whole Kingdom of Rus, the settlement was annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. Its name was changed to Gródek, and it remained in Poland for the next 400 years. In 1372, King Jagiello founded here a Roman Catholic parish. During this reign, Gródek also received Magdeburg rights. This was the place where King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Jagiello died on 1 June 1434. Until the Partitions of Poland, Gródek was part of Rut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv Raion (district)
Lviv Raion ( uk, Львівський район) is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Lviv. Four abolished raions, Horodok, Peremyshliany, Pustomyty, and Zhovkva Raions, as well as Lviv Municipality and parts of Kamianka-Buzka and Zolochiv Raions, were merged into Lviv Raion. Population: Subdivisions At the time of establishment, the raion consisted of 23 hromadas: * Bibrka urban hromada with the administration in the city of Bibrka, transferred from Peremyshliany Raion; * Davydiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Davydiv, transferred from Pustomyty Raion; * Dobrosyn-Maheriv settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Maheriv, transferred from Zhovkva Raion; * Hlyniany urban hromada with the administration in the city of Hlyniany, transferred from Zolochiv Raion; * Horodok urban hromada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a wikt:Appendix:Glossary#relational, relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct which otherwise serves the same function—formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of the respective center city: ''Lʹvív'' is the center of the ''Lʹvívsʹka óblastʹ'' (Lviv Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Lviv Oblast, ''Lvivshchyna''. is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is History The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939 following the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quidditch
Quidditch is a fictional sport invented by author J.K. Rowling for her fantasy book series ''Harry Potter''. It first appeared in the novel ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (1997). It is a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks. Matches are played on a large oval pitch with three ring-shaped goals of different heights on each side, between two opposing teams of seven players each: three Chasers, two Beaters, the Keeper, and the Seeker. The Chasers and the Keeper respectively score with and defend the goals against the Quaffle; the two Beaters bat the Bludgers away from their teammates and towards their opponents; and the Seeker locates and catches the Golden Snitch, whose capture simultaneously wins the Seeker's team 150 points and ends the game. The team with the most points at the end wins. Harry Potter plays as Seeker for his house team at Hogwarts. Regional and international Quidditch competitions are mentioned thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horodok (other)
Horodok (Cyrillic: ''Городок'') is a Ukrainian name for small city. Horodok may refer to: Populated places There are some eight villages in Ukraine under such name, predominantly in Volhynia. Some other village in Chernihiv Oblast was delisted in 2005 due to being abandoned. Cities *Horodok, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine *Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine Urban-type settlements * Horodok, Zhytomyr Oblast Villages * Horodok, Rivne Raion * Horodok, Zalishchyky Raion Military installations *Horodok (air base), near the city of Horodok, Lviv Oblast See also * Gorodok (other) *Haradok, a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus *Gord (archaeology) A gord is a medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, usually built on strategic sites such as hilltops, riverbanks, lake islets or peninsulas between the 6th and 12th centuries CE in Central and Eastern Europe. The typical gord usually consisted ... * Battle of Horodok {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bely Gorodok
Bely Gorodok (russian: Бе́лый Городо́к) is an urban-type settlement in Kimrsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Volga River, at the confluence of the Khotcha River. Population: History Bely Gorodok was first mentioned in the end of the 14th century (1366 and 1375 are commonly cited). At the time, it belonged to Principality of Tver, and later, together with the principality, was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In the 18th century, it was included into the Moscow Governorate. In 1775 it was then transferred to the newly established Tver Viceroyalty and became a part of Kalyazinsky Uyezd. In 1796, the Viceroyalty was abolished and transformed into the Tver Governorate. On December 30, 1918, Kimrsky Uyezd, with its center in Kimry, was established, and Bely Gorodok was included into Kimrsky Uyezd. On 12 August 1929, the Tver Governorate was abolished, and the area was transferred to Moscow Oblast. Uyezds were abolished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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