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List Of Urban-type Settlements In Belarus
According to a 1998 law of the Republic of Belarus, there are three categories of urban-type settlements in Belarus: *Urban settlements (; ): with population over 2,000, industrial enterpr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Belarus
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries, the term was used to imply a state with a democratic or representative constitution (constitutional republic), but more recently it has also been used of autocratic or dictatorial states not ruled by a monarch. It is now chiefly used to denote any non-monarchical state headed by an elected or appointed president. , 159 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names. Not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments, nor is the word "republic" used in the names of all states with elected governments. The word ''republic'' comes from the Latin term ''res publica'', which literally means "public thing", "public matter", or "public affair" and was used to refer t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitebsk Region
Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region (oblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk. It is located near the border with Russia. As of a 2019, the region had a population of 1,135,731. It has the lowest population density in Belarus at 30.6 p/km². Important cities within the region include Vitebsk, Orsha, Polotsk, and Novopolotsk. Geography Vitebsk Region covers an area of 40,000 km², which is about 19.4% of the national total. It is bordered on the north by Pskov Oblast of Russia, by Smolensk Oblast of Russia on the east, on the south by Minsk Region and by Mogilev Region, on the southwest by Minsk Region and Grodno Region, and on the west and northwest by Vilnius and Utena counties of Lithuania and Augšdaugava, Krāslava and Ludzamunicipalities of Latv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syanno District
Syanno District ( be, Сенненскі раён, rus, Сенненский район) is a districts of Belarus, district (raion) in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. Notable residents * Zair Azgur (1908, Maǔčany village – 1995), Belarusian sculptor *Pyotr Masherov, Piotr Mašeraǔ (1919, Šyrki village – 1980), Soviet partisan in World War II and leader of Soviet Belarus between 1965 – 1980 *Lavon Rydleŭski (1903, Uljanavičy village - 1953), active participant in the Belarusian independence movement and an Slutsk uprising, anti-Soviet resistance and a prominent member of the Belarusian diaspora. Lavon Rydleŭski dreamt about Slucak ("Лявон Рыдлеўскі марыў пра Случчыну"). zviazda.by (in Belarusian). 2019-06-28 References {{Authority control Districts of Vitebsk Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogushevsk
Bahušeŭsk , also spelled Bogushevsk ( be, Багушэўск; russian: Богушевск)Soviet military maN-36-37(1:100,000) is a town in the Syanno District of the Vitebsk Province of Belarus. It is situated 33 km to the East of Syanno and 48 km — 70 km by road — to the South of Vitebsk. The population is 2,563 (2017). Peter Abrassimov Pyotr Andreievitch Abrasimov ( be, Пё́тр Андрэ́евіч Абра́сімаў, russian: Пётр Андреевич Абрасимов; 1912–2009) was a Soviet Union, Soviet war hero and politician who became a career diplomat. He ser ..., a Soviet war hero and ambassador in China, France, Poland and East Germany, was born in Bahušeŭsk. References External links My shetl Bogushevsk on Shtetle {{coord, 54, 50, N, 30, 13, E, region:BY_type:city, display=title Urban-type settlements in Belarus Populated places in Vitebsk Region Polotsk Voivodeship Mogilev Governorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Bahušeŭsk
A coat typically is an outer garment for the upper body as worn by either gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these. Other possible features include collars, shoulder straps and hoods. Etymology ''Coat'' is one of the earliest clothing category words in English, attested as far back as the early Middle Ages. (''See also'' Clothing terminology.) The Oxford English Dictionary traces ''coat'' in its modern meaning to c. 1300, when it was written ''cote'' or ''cotte''. The word coat stems from Old French and then Latin ''cottus.'' It originates from the Proto-Indo-European word for woolen clothes. An early use of ''coat'' in English is coat of mail (chainmail), a tunic-like garment of metal rings, usually knee- or mid-calf length. History The origins of the Western-style coat can be traced to the sleeved, close- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalinkavichy District
Kalinkavichy District, Kalinkavičy Rajon or Kalinkavicki Rajon ( be, Калінкавіцкі раён) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. In 1998, the rural area was united with the town of Kalinkavičy , nickname = , image_skyline = Kalinkavichy2.JPG , image_size = , image_caption = City street , image_flag = Flag_of_Kalinkavičy.svg , image_shield = Coat_of_Arms_of_Kalinkavičy,_Belarus.svg , image_m ... to form a single administrative unit covering 2,756 km2, with a total population of 71,500. References Districts of Gomel Region {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azarychy, Gomel Region
Azarychy ( be, Азарычы, russian: Озаричи) is a town in Kalinkavichy District, Gomel Region, 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 .... The village was largely Jewish community. Germans occupied the town from November 1941 to January 1944 and built 3 camps. Between 9,000 and 13,000 of the up to 50,000 imprisoned Belarusian and Russian men, women and children did not survive their incarceration at the camps. References Populated places in Gomel Region Urban-type settlements in Belarus Minsk Voivodeship Bobruysky Uyezd {{belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Azaryčy
A coat typically is an outer garment for the upper body as worn by either gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these. Other possible features include collars, shoulder straps and hoods. Etymology ''Coat'' is one of the earliest clothing category words in English, attested as far back as the early Middle Ages. (''See also'' Clothing terminology.) The Oxford English Dictionary traces ''coat'' in its modern meaning to c. 1300, when it was written ''cote'' or ''cotte''. The word coat stems from Old French and then Latin ''cottus.'' It originates from the Proto-Indo-European word for woolen clothes. An early use of ''coat'' in English is coat of mail (chainmail), a tunic-like garment of metal rings, usually knee- or mid-calf length. History The origins of the Western-style coat can be traced to the sleeved, close- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verkhnyadzvinsk District
Verkhnyadzvinsk District (Belarusian: Верхнядзьвінскі раён, Russian: Верхнедвинский район) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region. In this district is the northernmost point of Belarus, situated to the north of Osveya Lake. Osveya Lake is the second largest lake in the country. Another large lake in Verkhnyadzvinsk District is Lisno, which is the twelfth largest in 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 R .... References {{Authority control Districts of Vitebsk Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asvyeya
Asvyeya ( be, Асвея, Asvieja; russian: Освея, Osveya) is an urban-type settlement in Vyerkhnyadzvinsk District, Vitebsk Region, 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 R .... As of 2023, it has a population of 963. References Urban-type settlements in Belarus Populated places in Vitebsk Region Vyerkhnyadzvinsk District {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Aśvieja
A coat typically is an outer garment for the upper body as worn by either gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these. Other possible features include collars, shoulder straps and hoods. Etymology ''Coat'' is one of the earliest clothing category words in English, attested as far back as the early Middle Ages. (''See also'' Clothing terminology.) The Oxford English Dictionary traces ''coat'' in its modern meaning to c. 1300, when it was written ''cote'' or ''cotte''. The word coat stems from Old French and then Latin ''cottus.'' It originates from the Proto-Indo-European word for woolen clothes. An early use of ''coat'' in English is coat of mail (chainmail), a tunic-like garment of metal rings, usually knee- or mid-calf length. History The origins of the Western-style coat can be traced to the sleeved, close- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grodno Region
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 weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
