Zhodzina (officially transliterated as Žodzina, also spelled Zhodino, be, Жо́дзіна, , russian: Жо́дино, , pl, Żodzino, is a city in
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 ...
, located in the
Minsk Region
Minsk Region or Minsk Oblast or Minsk Voblasts ( be, Мі́нская во́бласць, ''Minskaja voblasć'' ; russian: Минская о́бласть, ''Minskaya oblast'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, ...
, 50 km north-east 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 ...
. The city covers an area of 19 km² and has a population of 65,451 (2021).
History
The settlement is first mentioned in 1688, belonging to the
Radziwiłł family.
It has had city status since 1963.
On 13 August 2020, Zhodzina was the site of the first large-scale worker strike in Belarus, at the
BelAZ
BelAZ ( be, Беларускі аўтамабільны завод, translit=Belaruski autamabilny zavod, lit=Belarusian Automobile Plant, russian: Белорусский автомобильный завод or БелАЗ) is a Belarusian aut ...
automobile plant, in protest of the contested results of the
2020 Belarusian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Belarus on Sunday, 9 August 2020. Early voting began on 4 August and ran until 8 August.
Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko was announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) to have won a sixth term in offi ...
s.
Geography
The city, the most populated in the
Smalyavichy District
Smalyavichy District ( be, Смалявіцкі раён, Smalavicki rajon; russian: Смолевичский район, Smolevičskij raion) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in Minsk Region. Its seat is the town of ...
, is situated north-east 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 ...
and south-west of
Barysaw
Barysaw ( be, Барысаў, ) or Borisov (russian: Борисов, ) is a city in Belarus near the Berezina River in the Minsk Region 74 km north-east from Minsk. Its population is around 145,000.
History
Barysaw is first mentioned in t ...
. Zhodzina is divided by the
Plisa river, and it has a small lake in its southern suburb.
Education
There are nine schools, two high schools, one professional lyceum and
Zhodzina Polytechnical College
Zhodzina (officially transliterated as Žodzina, also spelled Zhodino, be, Жо́дзіна, , russian: Жо́дино, , pl, Żodzino, is a city in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region, 50 km north-east of Minsk. The city covers an area of ...
in the city. Currently, there are no higher educational institutions in the city.
Economy
The
BelAZ
BelAZ ( be, Беларускі аўтамабільны завод, translit=Belaruski autamabilny zavod, lit=Belarusian Automobile Plant, russian: Белорусский автомобильный завод or БелАЗ) is a Belarusian aut ...
(The Belarusian Automobile Plant) is the largest employer in the city; it employs about 11,000 workers, one-sixth of the local population. Every third mining truck in the world is produced by
BelAZ
BelAZ ( be, Беларускі аўтамабільны завод, translit=Belaruski autamabilny zavod, lit=Belarusian Automobile Plant, russian: Белорусский автомобильный завод or БелАЗ) is a Belarusian aut ...
. The largest truck weighs 360 tonnes and can carry 450 tonnes of load. Another important factory is the clothing manufacturer SVITANAK, which produces children's and adults' clothes. Its products are exported to European countries.
Transport
Zhodzina is served by the
M1 highway, part of the
European route E30
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, an international highway that links
Berlin
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and
Warsaw
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to
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. It has two railway stations (Zhodzina and the stop of Zhodzina Yuzhny) on the international line
Minsk-Moscow; and its main station is served by some international trains as the ''
Sibirjak
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'' Berlin-
Novosibirsk
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.
Minsk International Airport
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is from Zhodzina.
Sport
![Torpedo stadium Zhodino west stand 03](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Torpedo_stadium_Zhodino_west_stand_03.jpg)
The local football club is the
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino, playing in the
Belarusian Premier League
The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...
. Its home ground is the
Torpedo Stadium.
Personalities
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Roman Golovchenko
Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko ( be, Раман Аляксандравіч Галоўчэнка, Raman Aliaksandravič Haloŭčenka; , Russian: Роман Александрович Головченко; born 10 August 1973) is a Belarusian po ...
(b. 1973), prime minister
*
Mikalay Kashewski
Mikalay Mikalayavich Kashewski ( be, Мікалай Мікалаявіч Кашэўскі, russian: Николай Николаевич Кашевский, ''Nikolay Nikolayevich Kashevsky''; born 5 October 1980) is a Belarusian football coach ...
(b. 1980), footballer
*
Nastassia Novikava
Nastassia Novikava ( be, Настасся Новікава) (born 16 November 1981 in Zhodzina, Byelorussian SSR) is a world championship winning weightlifter from Belarus.
Career
At the 2004 Summer Olympics Novikava ranked fifth in the 53&nb ...
(b. 1981), weightlifter
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Yury Shumanski (b. 1980), retired Belarusian professional footballer
International relations
Zhodzina is twinned with:
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Dalanzadgad
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Hîncești
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Horishni Plavni
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, Ukraine
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Neryungrinsky District
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Olmaliq
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, Uzbekistan
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Oryol
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Panagyurishte
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, Bulgaria
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Plastovsky District, Russia
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Považská Bystrica
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Rustavi
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Ukmergė
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Verkhnyaya Pyshma
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See also
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Prison Number 8
Prison № 8 be, Папраўчая ўстанова «Турма № 8» is a prison in Zhodzina, Belarus founded in May 1984. It has become known as a place of imprisonment for many political prisoners since 2020, after the 2020–2021 Belarusi ...
Notes and references
External links
Zhodzina official website
{{Authority control
Cities in Belarus
Populated places in Minsk Region
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1963
1963 establishments in Belarus