Novalukoml ( be, Новалукомль, Novalukomĺ; russian: Новолукомль, Novolukoml; pl, Nowołukoml) is a city in
Chashniki
Chashniki ( be, Чашнікі, Čašniki, russian: Чáшники, pl, Czaśniki, lt, Čašnikai) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus, famous for the Battle of Ula during Livonian War and Battle of Czasniki that took place during the Frenc ...
district,
Vitebsk Region
Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region (oblast ...
,
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 ...
by
Lukoml Lake
Lake Lukomlskoye or Lukoml Lake ( be, Лукомскае возера or Лукомальскае возера, russian: Лукомльское озеро) is a lake in the Chashniki district, Vitsebsk Voblast, of Belarus. It is the fourth largest ...
.
Lukoml power station is located in the city.
History
The history of Novolukoml goes back to 1964 when the construction of the
Lukoml power station began. The settlement by the name of Pionersky was a temporary place of residence for the builders and the personnel of the station.
In 1965 the settlement was renamed Novalukoml (lit.New
Lukoml
Lukoml ( be, Лукомль, pl, Łukoml) is a village in Lukoml ''selsoviet'', Chashniki District, Vitsebsk Voblast, Belarus, by the Lukoml Lake.
History
Early references to Lukoml in Russian chronicles are dated by 1078, when it was burned by ...
) after the adjacent village of
Lukoml
Lukoml ( be, Лукомль, pl, Łukoml) is a village in Lukoml ''selsoviet'', Chashniki District, Vitsebsk Voblast, Belarus, by the Lukoml Lake.
History
Early references to Lukoml in Russian chronicles are dated by 1078, when it was burned by ...
which was said to be the center of a principality centuries ago.
When the station was finished, the settlement grew steadily and was given the status of a city in 1970.
After the collapse of the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
the growth of the city stopped as the station's role started to fade.
In 2006 the city was granted a coat of arms.
Nowadays, the infrastructure of Novalukoml is sufficient: there are an orthodox, catholic, and Protestant churches, a gym, a banya etc.
But the population is gradually decreasing due to the lack of employment and low salaries.
Demographics
References
{{Vitsebsk Voblast
Cities in Belarus
Populated places in Vitebsk Region
Chashniki District