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Vileyka Oblast
Vilyeyka Region ( be, Вілейская вобласць, translit=Viliejskaja voblasc; russian: Вилейская область, translit=Vileyskaya oblast) was a territorial entity in the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic created on 4 December 1939 out of the eastern powiats of the Wilno Voivodeship (1923–1939), Wilno Voivodeship after the Soviet annexation of Western Belorussia of (then part of the Kresy Zachodnie region in Poland) into the Byelorussian SSR on 14 November 1939. The administrative centre of the region was the city of Vilyeyka. Initially the region consisted of Vilyeyka District, Vilyeyka, Ashmyany District, Ashmyany, Braslaw District, Braslaw, Dzisna District, Dzisna, Pastavy District, Pastavy, and Švenčionys, Sventiany districts. In January 1940, it consisted of 22 districts: Astravyets District, Astravyets, Ashmyany, Braslaw, Vidzy District, Vidzy, Adutiškis, Gadutsishki, Hlybokaye District, Hlybokaye, Dzisna, Dokshytsy District, Dokshytsy, Dunilavic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oblast
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] |
Adutiškis
Adutiškis (; pl, Hoduciszki; be, Гадуцішкі) is a town in Švenčionys district municipality, in Vilnius County, in northeast Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 689 people. The town is located near Kamaja river, and at the border with Belarus. There are the Church of St. Virgin Mary Scapular, built in 1913, Adutiškis Secondary School, customs office, post office and retirement home in Adutiškis History In autumn of 1941, the Jews from the town were taken to the Švenčionėliai military training ground and executed along with other Jews of the Švenčionys district. This crime was perpetrated by an ''Einsatzgruppen (, ; also ' task forces') were (SS) paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting, during World War II (1939–1945) in German-occupied Europe. The had an integral role in the im ...'' of Adutiškis policemen. References Belarus–Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smarhon District
Smarhon' District ( be, Смаргонскі раён) is a district (rajon) in Grodno Region of Belarus. As of the Belarus Census (2009), 2009 census the population was 55,296. The administrative center is Smarhon’. Main sights * Ogiński Manor in Zalesie, Ahinski Manor in Zaliessie Notable residents * Adam Stankievič (1882, Arlianiaty village – 1949), Belarusian Roman Catholic priest, politician and writer, a Gulag prisoner * Jan Stankievič (1891, Arlianiaty village – 1976), Belarusian politician, linguist, historian and philosopher * Antoni Leszczewicz (1890, Abramaǔščyna –1943), beautified Marian Father and Roman Catholic priest, victim of the Nazis * Andrei Tsikota, Belarusian priest, member of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic and a victim of the Gulag] - Krynica.info References Smarhon District, Districts of Grodno Region {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radashkovichy District
Radashkovichy ( be, Радашко́вічы, russian: Радошкóвичи, pl, Radoszkowicze, lt, Radaškonys) - is a town in the Maladzyechna District of Minsk Region, Belarus. A watershed of the Vileyka- Minsk water system is located in the Radashkovichy Raion. History As part of the Russian Empire, Radashkovichy belonged to the Vileysky Uyezd Vileysky Uyezd (''Вилейский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vileyka. History Vileysky Uyezd was ... of the Vilna Governorate. Coat of arms On February 23, 1792, the coat of arms was received. The arms was mentioned in confirmation royal privilege of February 23, 1792. On the arms in a silver background it is represented the stoning of Saint Stephen. In privilege of 1792 the arms is represented in a round shield, there was a version in a baroque shield later. The arms was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miadzieł
Myadzyel ( be, Мядзел, ''Miadzieł'' ; russian: Мядель, ''Mjadelj''; pl, Miadzioł; lt, Medilas) is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus. It is the centre of Myadzyel District. Myadzyel is located on the eastern shore of lake Miastra, one of the Narach lake group in Narachanski National Park. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Myadzyel was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. On February 8, 1659, the Battle of Myadel occurred near Myadzyel. In 1793, Myadzyel was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Second Partition of Poland. In 1754 the Baroque Church of Saint Mary was by Antoniy Koshitz. From 1921 until 1939, Myadzel (''Miadzioł'') 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 2 July 1941 until 4 July 1944, Myadzyel was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the ''Generalbezirk Weißruthenien Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miory District
Miory District is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region. Notable residents * Ceslaus Sipovich (1914 – October 4, 1981), bishop of the Belarusian Greek Catholic Church The Belarusian Greek Catholic Church ( be, Беларуская грэка-каталіцкая царква, ''Bielaruskaja hreka-katalickaja carkva'' BHKC; la, Ecclesiae Graecae Catholico Belarusica) sometimes called in reference to its By ... and a notable Belarusian émigré social and religious leader.Nadson, Alexander (2007). Ceslaus Sipovich : the first Belarusian Catholic Bishop in the 20th century (1914-1981''. Minsk: Technalohija. . References {{Vitsebsk Voblast Districts of Vitebsk Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maladzyechna District
Maladzyechna District ( be, Маладзечанскі раён, ''Maładziečanski rajon'') is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Minsk Region, Belarus. The capital of the town is Maladziečna. Geography ;Main settlements *Maladzyechna (94,282) *Radashkovichy (5,789) *Chist (5,422) Notable residents * Mikola Abramchyk (1903, Syčavičy village - 1970), Belarusian politician and president of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic * Janka Kupała (1882, Viazynka estate – 1942), Belarusian poet and writer * Symon Rak-Michajłoŭski (1885, Maksimaŭka village - 1938), Belarusian politician and member of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic * Siaržuk Vituška (1965, Čyść - 2012), prominent figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer * Tomasz Zan Tomasz Zan (21 December 1796 Miasata, Vileysky Uyezd, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus) – 19 July 1855 Kakoŭčy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kryvichy District
Kryvichy ( be, Крывічы; russian: Кривичи, Krivichi) may refer to the following places in Belarus: * Kryvichy, Brest Region, a village in Pinsk District, Brest Region * Kryvichy, Iwye District, a village in Iwye District, Grodno Region * Kryvichy, Lida District, a village in Lida District, Grodno Region * Kryvichy, Myadzyel District, an urban-type settlement in Myadzyel District, Minsk Region * Kryvichy, Salihorsk District, an agrotown in Salihorsk District, Minsk Region * Kryvichy, Vitebsk Region, a village in Hlybokaye District Hlybokaye District is a district in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Hlybokaye. Notable residents * Ihnat Bujnicki (1881, Palivačy estate - 1917), Belarusian actor and theatre director, described ..., Vitebsk Region * Kryvichy, Zelva District, an agrotown in Zelva District, Grodno Region {{SIA Set index articles on populated places in Belarus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya District
Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, or Ilija (russian: Илья́, Il'ja, , or russian: Илия́, Ilija, ; uk, Ілля́, Illia, ; be, Ілья́, Iĺja ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias (Ηλίας, Ilías). It is pronounced with stress on the second syllable. The diminutive form is Iliusha or Iliushen'ka. The Russian patronymic for a son of Ilya is " Ilyich", and a daughter is "Ilyinichna". People with the name Real people *Ilya (Archbishop of Novgorod), 12th-century Russian Orthodox cleric and saint * Ilya Ivanovitch Alekseyev (1772–1830), commander of the Russian Imperial Army * Ilya Borok (born 1993), Russian jiujitsu fighter * Ilya Bryzgalov (born 1980), Russian ice hockey goalie * Ilya Ehrenburg (1891–1967), Russian writer and Soviet cultural ambassador *Ilya Glazunov (1930–2017), Russian painter * Ilya Gringolts (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
