Kastrychnitski District ( be, Кастрычніцкі раён, Kastryčnicki rajon; russian: Октябрьский район, translit=Oktyabr'skiy rayon) 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

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. Oktyabrsky Raion
, Minsk administration website

Geography

The district is situated in central and south-western area of the city and borders with Leninsky and Maskowski districts.

Transport

The

main railway station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

of Minsk is located in the district. The district is also crossed 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.

References

External links

Kastrychnitski District official website
Districts of Minsk {{belarus-geo-stub