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Zelvyanka River
The Zelvyanka ( be, Зэльвянка; russian: Зельвянка; lt, Zelva) is a river in Belarus, a left tributary of the Neman.''The Blue Book of Belarus'' (Блакітная кніга Беларусі). - Minsk, Belarusian Encyclopedia Publishers, 1994. The river starts from a place between villages Lidzyany (Лідзяны, Лидяны) and Kulyavichy (Кулявічы, Кулёвичи) in Svislach district and further flows through Hrodna Voblast and Brest Voblast ( Vawkavysk district, Pruzhany district, Zel’va district, Masty district). Tributaries: Shchyba, Ruzhanka, Ivanawka, Sasva, Samarawka, Yukhnawka. Settlements: Masty (by the mouth), Zelva , image_skyline = Зэльва. Касцёл Святой Тройцы (01).jpg , image_caption = , imagesize = 250px , image_flag = Zelva flag.svg , image_seal = Zelva coat.svg , subdivision_type = Country Su ..., Papernya. References Rivers of Brest Region Rivers o ... [...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] |
Rivers Of Brest Region
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papernya
Papyernya ( be, Паперня, Papiernia; russian: Паперня, Papernya) is a village in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is administratively part of Papyernya selsoviet. It is located about from the Minsk Ring Road, north of the capital Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi .... In 2010, it had a population of 486. References Villages in Belarus Populated places in Minsk Region Minsk District {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelva
, image_skyline = Зэльва. Касцёл Святой Тройцы (01).jpg , image_caption = , imagesize = 250px , image_flag = Zelva flag.svg , image_seal = Zelva coat.svg , subdivision_type = Country Subdivision , subdivision_name = BelarusHrodna voblast , established_title = First mentioned , established_date = 1258 , population_as_of = , population_total = 6,678 , area_total_km2 = 15 , population_density_km2 = , timezone = FET , utc_offset = +3 , timezone_DST = ''not observed'' , utc_offset_DST = +3 , pushpin_map = Belarus , map_caption = , coordinates = , elevation_m = 138 , postal_code = 231930, 231939, 231940 , area_code = +375-1564 , website = , footnotes = Zelva ( be, Зэльва, russian: Зе́льва, pl, Zelwa, lt, Zelva, Želva, yi, זעלווא) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative center o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masty, Belarus
Masty ( be, Масты; lt, Mastai) or Mosty (russian: Мосты́; pl, Mosty) is a city in Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative centre of Masty District. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Masty was part of Trakai Voivodeship. In 1795, Masty was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland. From 1921 until 1939, Masty was part of the Second Polish Republic. In September 1939, the town was Soviet invasion of Poland, occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR. From 25 June 1941 until 13 July 1944, Masty was German occupation of Byelorussia during World War II, occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok. Populated places in Grodno Region Cities in Belarus Trakai Voivodeship Grodnensky Uyezd Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939) Masty District {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zel’va District
Zelva ( be, Зэльва, russian: Зе́льва, pl, Zelwa, lt, Zelva, Želva, yi, זעלווא) is a urban settlement (Belarus), town in Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative center of Zel’va district. It is situated by the Zel’vyanka River. History In 1921, 1344 inhabitants were Jews. During World War II, Zelva was German occupation of Byelorussia during World War II, occupied by Nazi Germany from 1 July 1941 until 12 July 1944 and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok. When the Germans entered the town, they killed 40 to 50 Jewish men and kept the Jews of the town imprisoned in a ghetto in very harsh conditions. In November 1942, the Jews were deported and murdered at the Treblinka extermination camp. References Populated places in Grodno Region Urban-type settlements in Belarus Nowogródek Voivodeship (1507–1795) Volkovyssky Uyezd Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939) Holocaust locations in Belarus {{Belarus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neman
The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ; uk, Німан, ''Niman'' is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its southern channel. It drains into the Curonian Lagoon, narrowly connected to the Baltic Sea. It flows about , so is considered a major Eastern European river. It flows generally west to Grodno within of the Polish border, north to Kaunas, then westward again to the sea. The largest river in Lithuania, and the third-largest in Belarus, it is navigable for most of its length. It starts from two small headwaters merging about southwest of the town of Uzda – about southwest of capital city Minsk. Only , an eastward me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brest Voblast
Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts ( be, Брэ́сцкая во́бласць ''(Bresckaja vobłasć)''; russian: Бре́стская о́бласть (''Brestskaya Oblast)'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest. Important cities within the region include: Brest, Baranavichy, and Pinsk. Geography It is located in the southwestern part of Belarus, bordering the Podlasie and Lublin voivodeships of Poland on the west, the Volyn Oblast and Rivne Oblast of Ukraine on the south, the Grodno Region and Minsk Region on the north, and Gomel Region on the east. The region covers a total area of 32,800 km², about 15.7% of the national total. Kamenets District of Brest Region in few kilometers to the South-West from Vysokaye town on the Bug River the western extreme point of Belarus is situated. 2.7% of the territory are covered with Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, 9.8% are covered with 17 wildlife preserves of national importance. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrodna Voblast
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 we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
