Sharashova (Belarusian: Шарашова, Шарашэва, romanizedŠarašova, Šaraševa;[2] Russian: Шерешево, romanizedShereshevo, Polish: Szereszów) is an urban-type settlement in Pruzhany District, Brest Region, Belarus.[2] It serves as the administrative center of Sharashova selsoviet.[3] Sharashova is situated 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Pruzhany. As of 2024, it has a population of 1,484.[1]

Sharashova
Шарашова (Belarusian)
Шерешево (Russian)
Coat of arms of Sharashova
Sharashova is located in Belarus
Sharashova
Sharashova
Coordinates: 52°33′N 24°13′E / 52.550°N 24.217°E / 52.550; 24.217
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
DistrictPruzhany District
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
1,484
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

History

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During the Livonian War, Sharashova was a gathering point for Polish–Lithuanian troops in 1578 against Ivan IV of Russia after he had occupied Livonia.[4]

In the 1790s, Sharashova had an estimated population of 3,360.[5] At the 1897 census of the Russian Empire, the settlement had a population of 5,079.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2010). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Брэсцкая вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 242. ISBN 978-985-458-198-9.
  3. ^ "Шерешевский сельисполком". brest-region.gov.by.
  4. ^   "Шерешево" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
  5. ^ a b Сачанка, Барыс Іванавіч (1995). Беларусь: энцыклапедычны даведнік (in Belarusian). Беларуская Энцыклапедыя. p. 764. ISBN 978-985-11-0026-8.

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