Olshany ( be, Альшаны, russian: Ольшаны) is a town in

Republic of Belarus A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

, located in

Stolin District Stolin District or Stolinski Rayon (; ) is district (''raion'') in the southeast of the Brest Region, Belarus. Its administrative center is in the city of Stolin. The region has a population of 89,000 people, of which 26,300 people live in urba ...

Brest Region 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 cent ...

. Its documental records began in 1392.

History

In 2009, the town of Olshany became an

agrotown An agro-town is an agglomeration in a rural environment with a population of several thousands but whose workforce's main occupation is agriculture. An agro-town also lacks the administrative, commercial and industrial functions that are usually ...

.Stolin Region News, April 2004

External links

Olshany
at Radzima.org

at tut.by

References

Towns in Belarus Populated places in Brest Region Stolin District {{Belarus-geo-stub