Saltanawka, Mogilev Region

Saltanawka (Belarusian: Салтанаўка, romanizedSaltanaŭka;[1] Russian: Салтановка, romanizedSaltanovka) is a village in Mogilev District, Mogilev Region, Belarus.[1] It is part of Dashkawka selsoviet.[1][2]

Saltanawka
Салтанаўка (Belarusian)
Салтановка (Russian)
Village
Saltanawka is located in Belarus
Saltanawka
Saltanawka
Coordinates: 53°48′01″N 30°15′20″E / 53.80028°N 30.25556°E / 53.80028; 30.25556
CountryBelarus
RegionMogilev Region
DistrictMogilev District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

History

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On 23 July 1812, Russian forces led by Pyotr Bagration and Nikolay Raevsky were defeated at the Battle of Saltanovka during the French invasion of Russia. [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2007). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Магілёўская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 246. ISBN 978-985-458-159-0.
  2. ^ "Дашковский сельсовет (Могилёвский район, Могилёвская область) Список населенных пунктов". www.radzima.net.
  3. ^ Dowling, Timothy C. (2 December 2014). Russia at War [2 volumes]: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 758–759. ISBN 978-1-59884-948-6.