Kalodzishchy (Belarusian: Калодзішчы, romanized: Kalodziščy; Russian: Колодишчи, romanized: Kolodishchi) is an agrotown in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[2] It serves as the administrative center of Kalodzishchy selsoviet.[2][3] As of 2023, it has a population of 19,898.[1]
Kalodzishchy
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| Coordinates: 53°57′03″N 27°47′10″E / 53.95083°N 27.78611°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Minsk District |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,898 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
History
editKołodziszcze, as it was known in Polish, was a zaścianek.[4] Following the Second Partition of Poland (1793), it was annexed by Russia.
On 31 October 2023, an explosion was reported at a military base near Kalodzishchy. The Ministry of Defence claimed that the explosion had been deliberately orchestrated.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Население агрогородка Колодищи приблизилось к 20 тысячам человек". kolodischi.by (in Russian).
- ^ a b Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2010). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 305. ISBN 978-985-458-054-8.
- ^ "Минский районный исполнительный комитет - Колодищанский сельсовет". mrik.gov.by (in Russian).
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 281.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Мінабароны Беларусі патлумачыла выбухі пад Мінскам | Навіны Беларусі | euroradio.fm". euroradio.fm (in Belarusian). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
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