Staryya Vasilishki ( be, Старыя Васілішкі, russian: Старые Василишки, Starye Vasilishki, pl, 'Stare Wasiliszki', literally: "Old Vasilishki") is a village in
Vasilishki Selsoviet,
Shchuchyn district
Shchuchyn District ( be, Шчучынскі раён) is a district (rajon) in Grodno Region, Belarus.
The administrative center is Shchuchyn.
Notable residents
* Vaclaŭ Ivanoŭski (also known as Vatslaw Ivanowski or Wacław Iwanowski) (18 ...
,
Hrodna Voblast
Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya 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 ...
.
History
In 1919–1939, Stare Wasiliszki were part of Grodno ''
powiat
A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powia ...
'',
Białystok Voivodeship,
Poland
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.
Notable people
*Polish singer
Czesław Niemen
Czesław Niemen (; February 16, 1939 – January 17, 2004), born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki, and often credited as just Niemen, was one of the most important and original Polish singer-songwriters and rock balladeers of the 20th century, singing ...
was born in the village in 1939. His family home was turned into a museum.
See also
*
Vasilishki
Vasilishki ( be, Васілішкі, russian: Василишки, pl, Wasiliszki, yi, װאַסילישאָק ''Vasilishok'', lt, Vosyliškės) is an urban settlement in Shchuchyn District, Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative center of Va ...
References
Villages in Belarus
Populated places in Grodno Region
Nowogródek Voivodeship (1919–1939)
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