Marjina Horka or Maryina Gorka ( be, Мар'іна Горка; russian: Марьина Горка; pl, Maryjna Górka) is a town in
Minsk Region,
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 R ...
, and the administrative center of
Pukhavichy District
Pukhavichy District (Pukhavichsky Rajon) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the east of Minsk Voblast. The capital of the town is Marjina Horka.
Geography
;Main settlements
*Marjina Horka (22,500)
* Svislač (4,053 ...
. As of 2009 its population was 22,500.
Marjina Horka is located south of
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 ...
. It is traversed by the
M5 highway, between Minsk and
Babruysk.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1222 and received its town status in 1955.
The
5th Spetsnaz Brigade
The 5th Spetsnaz Brigade () is a special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus, formerly part of the Soviet Spetsnaz GRU.
History
It was formed at Marjina Horka, Minsk Region, 1 January 1963 as the 5th Special Forces Brigade GRU. It ini ...
, first of the Soviet
Spetsnaz GRU, now of the
Armed Forces of Belarus
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (, ) consist of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Defence. Being a landlocked country, Belarus has no navy.
In 20 ...
, has been located in Marjina Horka since 1963.
Media
The local
newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
''"Puchavičy naviny" "'' ''( be, Пухавіцкія навіны}).'' The newspaper is published since
May 1, 1931 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The circulation of the newspaper is 4,540 copies.
The Advertising
newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...
''"Region"'' ''(russian: Регион}).'' The newspaper is published since June 13, 2000 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The circulation of the newspaper is 10,000 copies.
See also
*
FC Rudensk
FC Rudensk is a 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 ...
References
External links
Maryina Horka official website
Towns in Belarus
1222 establishments in Europe
Igumensky Uyezd
Holocaust locations in Belarus
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