Chist ( be, Чысць; russian: Чисть) is a settlement located in

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 *Mala ...

Minsk Region Minsk Region or Minsk Oblast or Minsk Voblasts ( be, Мі́нская во́бласць, ''Minskaja voblasć'' ; russian: Минская о́бласть, ''Minskaya oblast'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk ...

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 population is 5,422 (2010 estimate).

History

Chist was founded in 1955 as a work settlement attached to the local

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficient ...

mining factory, which was active until 1980s, before the peat run out. Since late 1980s the town is primarily known as a location of ''Zabudova'', one of the biggest

building material Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, wood, and even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings. Apart from naturally occurring materials, many man-ma ...

manufacturing Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to ...

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at tut.by Populated places established in 1955 Urban-type settlements in Belarus Populated places in Minsk Region Maladzyechna District 1955 establishments in Belarus {{Belarus-geo-stub