Partyzanski District ( be, Партызанскі, russian: Партизанский) is an administrative subdivision of the city 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 ...
,
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 ...
. It was named after the
Soviet partisans
Soviet partisans were members of resistance movements that fought a guerrilla war against Axis forces during World War II in the Soviet Union, the previously Soviet-occupied territories of interwar Poland in 1941–45 and eastern Finland. The ...
and is the lesser populated district of the city.
Partizansky Raion
, Minsk administration website
Geography
The district is situated in the central-eastern area of the city and borders Tsentralny, Savyetski, Pyershamayski, Zavodski and Leninsky districts.
Transport
Partyzanski is served by the subway and tram networks. It is also crossed by the MKAD
The Moscow Automobile Ring Road (russian: link=no, Московская кольцевая автомобильная дорога, Moskovskaja koltsevaya avtomobilnaya doroga), or MKAD (), is a ring road running predominantly on the city border ...
beltway .
See also
* Victory Square
References
External links
Partyzanski District official website
Districts of Minsk
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