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Vilyeyka
Vilyeyka ( be, Вілейка, Viliejka, ; russian: Вилейка, Vileyka) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vilyeyka District. It is located on the Viliya River, northwest of Minsk. The first historical record dates from 16 November 1460. As of 2024, the town has a population of 26,625. The Vilyeyka VLF transmitter operated by the Russian Navy is located near Vilyeyka. It provides VLF communication between Russian Navy's headquarters and atomic submarines in the Atlantic, Indian and parts of the Pacific Ocean. History In the 10th–13th centuries, the territory was under the Principality of Polotsk, and in XIV–XVII under Grand Duchy of Lithuania as manor house Kurenets. The city was first mentioned in 1460 as a borough center of the Vilyeyka Starostwo of the Ashmyany county in Grand Duchy of Lithuania. * 1635 – Władysław IV Vasa bestowed Vilyeyka upon Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski "for exclusive service to the state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilyeyka VLF Transmitter
The "Vilyeyka" VLF transmitter is the site of the 43rd Communications Center of the Russian Navy (russian: 43-й узел связи ВМФ России), located west of the town of Vilyeyka in Belarus (). The "Vilyeyka" VLF transmitter is an important facility for transmitting orders to submarines in the very low frequency range. Beside this, it is used for transmitting the time signal RJH69 at certain times. In common with the former Goliath transmitter of the ''Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...'' in World War II, the antenna system of the "Vilyeyka" VLF transmitter consists of three antenna systems with a central mast insulated against ground from which antenna wires run to six grounded ring masts, where they are fixed by insulators. As at for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilyeyka District
Vilyeyka District or Viliejka District ( be, Вілейскі раён; russian: Вилейский район) is a districts of Belarus, district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Vilyeyka. As of 2024, it has a population of 46,075. Notable residents * Janka Filistovič (1926, Paniacičy village – 1953), active participant in the Belarusian independence movement and a member of the underground anti-Soviet resistance in Belarus in the 1950s. * Piotra Sych (1912, Baturyna village – 1963) - Belarusian writer and journalist, a Gulag prisoner (in Belarusian) References {{Authority control Vilyeyka District, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
