Strochitsy ( be, Строчыца, Strochytsa - russian: Сторчицы), also named Strochitsy-Ozertso, is a village and municipality 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 ...

, 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 ...

. It is part of the Minsk District and the municipality includes the village of Ozertso ( be, Азярцо, Azyartso - russian: Озерцо).

Geography

The municipality is located in western suburb 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 is part of its urban area. It is crossed by the river

Ptsich The Ptsich, or Pcič official transliteration ( be, Пціч, ) is a river in Eastern Europe. It flows south through Belarus, taking its source near Minsk, and draining into the Pripyat, being its left tributary. It is long, and has a drainage b ...

and is few km away from

Fanipol Fanipal ( be, Фа́ніпаль, Fanipaĺ; russian: Фа́ниполь, Fanipol; pl, Fanipal; lt, Fanipalis), is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus. Fanipal is located in Dzyarzhynsk District, southwest of Minsk and southwest of the Min ...

. Strochitsy village lies by the Volkovichskoye Lake, Ozertso is close to the

Maskouski District Maskowski District ( be, Маскоўскі; russian: Московский) is an administrative subdivision of the city of Minsk, Belarus. It was named after the city of Moscow.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 borde ...

State Museum of Folk Architecture and Life

Between Strochitsy and Ozertso there is th
Belarusian State Museum of Folk Architecture and Life
Coordinates of the museum: an open-air museum containing the original wooden Belarusian farmsteads, churches and household buildings.

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{{Minsk Raion Villages in Belarus Populated places in Minsk Region Minsk District