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List Of Renamed Cities In Belarus
The following is the list of cities in Belarus that underwent a name change in the past. Most formal name changes in Belarus took place when the country was a member of the Soviet Union (1919-1991). A problem with namings of Belarusian cities is their being multiple times translated into several languages officially used on the Belarusian lands: Old Belarusian language, Old Belarusian (Ruthenian), Polish language, Polish, Russian language, Russian, Belarusian language, Modern Belarusian. A significant wave of "automatical" city renamings followed the annexation of Belarus by the Russian Empire in the late 18th century, when the Russian administration transcribed the names of many cities from Polish language and not from Old Belarusian language, Old Belarusian. Hence, the Russian name of Hrodna was taken directly from Polish language instead of the ancient Ruthenian name ''Gorodno''/''Horodno'' (Городно). The Polish ''Brześć Litewski'' was translated into ''Brest-Litovsk ... [...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] |
Verkhnyadzvinsk
Vierchniadzvinsk ( be, Верхнядзві́нск, lt, Drisa, pl, Dryssa) or Verkhnedvinsk (russian: Верхнедви́нск) is a city in Belarus in the northwest of Vitebsk Region; it is the administrative center of the Verkhnyadzvinsk Raion. Until 1962, it was named Drysa (russian: Дрисса, Drissa). It is located at the confluence of the Drysa River and the Daugava River. Its population in 2009 was 7,600. History Drissa is first mentioned in a chronicle of the year 1386. During the medieval period it formed part of the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. From 1801 it was the center of the Drissa uyezd of the Vitebsk Governorate, and during the War of 1812 it was the site of a fortified camp described by Leo Tolstoy in Book Three of ''War and Peace''. It became a ''raion'' center in 1924. During the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic History Of Belarus
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as a title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. One such concept, the first law of geography, proposed by Waldo Tobler, is "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." Geography has been called "the world discipline" and "the bridge between the human and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Cities In Europe
This is a list of lists of cities in Europe. Lists of countries includes countries that fall to at least some extent within European geographical boundaries according to certain definitions. European Union * List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits * List of urban areas in the European Union * List of European Union cities proper by population density Sovereign states * List of cities in Albania * List of cities and towns in Andorra * List of cities and towns in Armenia * List of cities and towns in Austria * List of cities in Azerbaijan * List of cities and towns in Belarus * List of cities in Belgium * List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina * List of cities and towns in Bulgaria * List of cities in Croatia * List of cities, towns and villages in Cyprus * List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic * List of cities in Denmark * List of cities and towns in Estonia * List of cities and towns in Finland * List of communes in France * List of cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus Geography-related Lists
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 13th-largest and the 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into seven regions. Minsk is the capital and 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 the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in 1917, different states arose competing for legitimacy amid the Civil War, u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Renamed Cities In Ukraine
The following is a list of cities in Ukraine that underwent a name change in the past. For the most updated list of changes, visit List of Ukrainian toponyms that were changed as part of decommunization in 2016 Chernihiv Oblast * Snovsk → Shchors (1935) → Snovsk (2016) Crimea * Aluston → Lusta → Aluşta → Alushta (1784) * Ermeni Bazar → Armianskyi Bazar (1736) → Armiansk (1921) * Karasubazar → Bilohirsk (1944) * Aqmeçit → Chornomorske (1944) * Canköy → Dzhankoi (1784) * Kerkinitis → Kezlev (7th century) → Gözleve → Yevpatoria (1784) * Theodosia → Ardabda → Kafas → Caffa → Kefe (1475) → Feodosia (1784) * Sarabuz → Hvardiiske (1944) * Inkerman → Belokamensk (1976) → Inkerman (1991) * Panticapaeum → Bosporus → Korchev → Vosporo/Cerchio → Kerch * İslâm Terek → Kirovske (1944) * Kurman-Kumelĉi → Krasnohvardiyske (1944) * Qızıltaş → Krasnokamianka (1945) * Aşağı Otuz → Prymorie (1945) → Kurortne (1978) * Albat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Renamed Cities And Towns In Russia
This is a list of Russian towns and cities that were renamed. Background Historical reasons behind geographical renaming were *a particularly large number of cities and towns were renamed in Russia after the October Revolution of 1917 *more renamings happened during the whole history of the Soviet Union for political reasons *in 1945, German cities around Königsberg were made part of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave, see list of cities and towns in East Prussia *soon after the reconquest of Southern Sakhalin in 1945, Japanese placenames were replaced with Russian ones. *Circa 1972-73, many Chinese or Chinese-sounding place names in the Russian Far East were replaced with Russian-sounding ones. *in 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, renamings (often for restoration of original names) happened, although infrequently. List In the list below sometimes the year of renaming appears in brackets after the new name. *Abinsky → Abinsk (1963) *Adygeysk (1969) → Teuchez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Renamed Populated Places In Moldova
The following is the list of cities and villages in Moldova that underwent a name change in the past. Cities * Cupcini → (1961) Kalininsk → (1990) Cupcini * Ghindești → (1956) Leninskii → (1992) Ghindești * Hîncești → (1940) Kotovskoe → (1941) Hîncești → (1944) Kotovskoe → (1965) Kotovsk → (1990) Hîncești * Ialoveni → (25.03.1977) Kutuzov → (31.03.1989) Ialoveni * Sîngerei → (07.04.1965) Lazovsk → (1991) Sîngerei * Șoldănești → (05.05.1985) Chernenko → (1988) Șoldănești * Căinari → (13.08.1985) Dumbraveny/Dumbrăveni → (1991) Căinari * Chizil → (28.12.1949) Biruința (Suvorov/Volintiri) → (23.12.1964) Suvorovo → (24.05.1990) Ștefan Vodă * Pașcani pe Bîc → Novaia Nikolaevka → (1926) Anenii Noi * Romanovca → (11.09.1957) Bessarabka → Basarabeasca 1990 * Șcheia → Frumoasa → Cahul * Starovka → Mărculești * Șop Taraclia → Taraclia * Tighina → Bender * Vadul lui Ștefan Vodă → Vadul lui Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svietlahorsk
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Slawharad
Slawharad or Slavgorod ( be, Слаўгарад; russian: Славгород, pl, Sławograd) is a town in the Mogilev Region, Eastern Belarus. It is located in the east of the Region, on the banks of the Sozh River at the confluence with the Pronya River, and serves as the administrative center of the Slawharad District. As of 2009, its population was 7,992. History Slawharad was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1136 as Prupoy. It was also mentioned later under the names of Proposhensk, Propolsk, and Propoysk. In the 14th century, Propoysk became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, where it was a part of Mstsislaw Voivodeship. From 1569 to 1772, Propoysk, like the rest of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, were part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Propoysk was badly damaged during the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667). In September 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, the town was transferred to the Russian Empire and became a part of Mogilev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzyarzhynsk
Dzyarzhynsk or Dzerzhinsk, formerly Koidanova or Koydanava ( be, Дзяржы́нск, Dziaržynsk, formerly , ; russian: Дзержи́нск, Dzerzhinsk, formerly , ; pl, Kojdanów; yi, קוידאַנאָוו, Koydanov; lt, Kaidanava), in the Dzyarzhynsk District of Belarus, is a city with a history dating to the 11th century. History In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Radziwiłłs, a Polish–Lithuanian aristocratic family. Jewish community Jews lived in Koidanova as early as 1620. Koidanova became the site of a new Hasidic Jewish dynasty in 1833 when Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Perlow (1797–1862) became the first Koidanover Rebbe. He was succeeded by his son, Rabbi Boruch Mordechai Perlow (1818–1870), grandson, Rabbi Aharon Perlow (1839–1897), and great-grandson, Rabbi Yosef Perlow of Koidanov-Minsk (1854-1915), who was the last Koidanover Rebbe to live in the town. After World War I, the dynasty was moved to Baranovichi, then in Poland. In 1847, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grodno
Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish border and 30 km (19 mi) away from Lithuania. In 2019 the city had 373,547 inhabitants. Grodno is the capital of Grodno Region and Grodno District. Alternative names In Belarusian Classical Orthography (Taraškievica) the city is named as (Horadnia). In Latin it was also known as (), in Polish as , in Lithuanian as , in Latvian as , in German as , and in Yiddish as (Grodne). History The modern city of Gordno originated as a small fortress and a fortified trading outpost maintained by the Rurikid princes on the border with the lands of the Baltic tribal union of the Yotvingians. The first reference to Grodno dates to 1005.word The official foundation year is 1127. In this year Grodno was mentioned in the Primary Chronicle as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
