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Žodzina
Zhodzina or Zhodino is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus, located north-east of Minsk. The city covers an area of . In 2021, its population was 65,451. As of 2025, it has a population of 63,354. History The settlement is first mentioned in 1688, belonging to the Radziwiłł family. It has had city status since 1963. On 13 August 2020, Zhodzina was the site of the first large-scale worker strike in Belarus, at the BelAZ automobile plant, in protest of the contested results of the 2020 Belarusian presidential elections. Geography The town, the most populous among the settlements in the surrounding Smalyavichy District, is situated north-east of Minsk and south-west of Barysaw. Zhodzina is divided by the Plisa River, and it has a small lake in its southern suburb. Education There are nine schools, two high schools, one professional lyceum and Zhodzina Polytechnical College in the city. Currently, there are no higher educational institutions in the city. Economy The BelAZ (The Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BelAZ
BelAZ (, ) is a Belarus, Belarusian automobile plant and one of the world's largest manufacturers of large and especially large dump trucks, as well as other heavy transport equipment for the mining and construction industries. ''BelAZ'' is a site for one of the largest Commonwealth of Independent States investment projects. The factory finalized two of the three scheduled phases of the technical re-equipment and upgrades. The Quality Management System applied in research and development, fabrication, erection and after-sale service of the equipment complies with international ISO 9000 standards. History *In 1948, a peat extraction machinery plant was constructed by the railroad station Žodzina. *In 1958 it was renamed into BelAZ. Initially it produced Minsk Automobile Plant, MAZ trucks. *In 1961 the first 27-tonne BelAZ Open-pit mining, pit and quarry dump truck was manufactured. *In 2006 the independent Mogilev Automobile Plant (MoAZ) was merged into BelAZ. *In fall of 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarpeda Stadium (Zhodzina)
Torpedo Stadium (, , also Tarpieda) is a multi-purpose stadium in Zhodzina, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino. The stadium was opened in 1969, renovated in 2011, and currently holds 6,524 people. The stadium hosted an international friendly between Belarus and Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ... on 24 March 2021. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. References External links Stadium profile at Torpedo-BelAZ website Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Belarus
This is a list of cities and towns in Belarus. Neither the Belarusian nor the Russian language makes a distinction between "city" and "town" as English does; the word ''horad'' ( ) or ''gorod'' ( ) is used for both. Overview Belarusian legislation uses a three-level hierarchy of town classifications. According to the Law under May 5, 1998, the categories of the most developed urban localities in Belarus are as follows: * ''capital'' — Minsk; * ''city of regional subordinance'' (; ) — urban locality with a population of not less than 50,000 people; it has its own body of self-government, known as ''Council of Deputies'' (; ) and an executive committee (; ), which stand on the level with these of a ''raion'' (). * ''city of district subordinance'' (; ) — urban locality with a population of more than 6,000 people; it may have its own body of self-government (; ) and an executive committee (; ), which belong to the same level as these of rural councils and of s.c. ''haradski p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalanzadgad
Dalanzadgad (; ) is the capital of Ömnögovi Aimag in Mongolia. It is located south of the national capital Ulaanbaatar. The altitude of the city center is 1,470 meters (4,823 feet). As of 2011, its population is 19,396. Climate Dalanzadgad experiences a cold desert climate (Köppen ''BWk'', Trewartha ''BWac'') with cold winters and warm summers. By Mongolian standards it is one of the warmest places in the country during winter. Along with Tsetserleg and Arvaikheer it was warmer than Hohhot in January 2014 and 2015. A unique steppe micro-climate with running streams and lush grass can be found in the nearby Yolyn Am valley. Administrative divisions The district is divided into ten bags, which are: * Baruunsaikhan * Chandmani * Dalan * Dundsaikhan * Ikh-Uul * Khan-Uul * Nachin * Oyuut * Tsagaan bulag * Zuunsaikhan Infrastructure Communications and Power There is GSM coverage in the city the same as in other major locations - the coverage is good for about a mile out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yury Shumanski
Yury Shumanski (; ; born 21 September 1980) is a retired Belarusian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea .... Career Shumanski started his career with Torpedo Zhodino. References External links * 1980 births Living people Belarusian men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players FC SKVICh Minsk players FC Belshina Bobruisk players FC Neman Grodno players Belarus men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Belarusian sportsmen Footballers from Zhodzina {{Belarus-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastassia Novikava
Nastassia Novikava () (born 16 November 1981 in Zhodzina, Byelorussian SSR) is a world championship winning weightlifter from Belarus. Career At the 2004 Summer Olympics Novikava ranked fifth in the 53 kg class. At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 53 kg class, lifting a total of 213 kg. She initially won the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. After 2008, Novikava moved up to the -58 kg category. She won the 2010 European Championship with a personal best of 238 kg. In 2011, she won the world championship with a total of 237 kg. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., she finished 7th with a total of 230 kg. In 2016, she was st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikalay Kashewski
Mikalay Mikalayavich Kashewski (, , ''Nikolay Nikolayevich Kashevsky''; born 5 October 1980) is a Belarusian football coach and former player. Career Kashewski has made 13 appearances for the Belarus national football team. Honours Gomel *Belarusian Cup winner: 2010–11 *Belarusian Super Cup winner: 2012 Shakhtyor Soligorsk *Belarusian Cup winner: 2013–14 Spartaks Jūrmala *Latvian Higher League champion: 2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ... References External links * * * * 1980 births Living people Footballers from Zhodzina Belarusian men's footballers Belarus men's international footballers Belarusian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Golovchenko
Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko (born 10 August 1973) is a Belarusian politician who is currently the chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus since 10 March 2025. He previously served as Prime Minister of Belarus from June 2020 to March 2025. Prior to his premiership, he was a diplomat and worked in the country's general prosecution. Early life He was born on 10 August 1973 in Zhodzina as an only child. His father Alexander Nikolaevich Golovchenko graduated from the Belarusian Polytechnic Institute and worked as an engineer in the design bureau of Minsk Tractor Works. Roman Golovchenko lived in Zhodzina up until the age of 10, when he moved with his parents to Minsk, where he graduated from high school. He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1996. He also graduated from the Academy of Public Administration in 2003. Career In 2013, he was made Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and was then also responsible for r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Premier League
The Belarusian Premier League (, ''Vyšejšaja Liha'' or ''Vysheyshaya Liga''; ; "Top League"), also called the BETERA Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Belarus and the highest level of the Belarusian football league system. It is organized by the Belarusian Football Federation. The number of teams in the competition has varied over the years from as high as 17 (1992–93 season) to as low as 11 (2012). the league included 16 teams. Each team plays every other team twice during the course of the season. At the end of the season, the two teams with the fewest points are automatically relegated to the Belarusian First League, while the third worst team plays a promotion-relegation playoff against the third best team from the second tier. The top two teams from the Belarusian First League automatically win promotion to the Premier League. FC Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Minsk are the current champions, after winning their ninth champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino or FK Tarpeda-BelAZ Zhodzina (; , ''Futbolniy klub Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino'') is a Belarusian football club based in Zhodzina (Zhodino). They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Torpedo Stadium. The club is sponsored by the city's machine building factory BelAZ. History ;Name: *1989: BelAZ Zhodino *1993: Torpedo Zhodino (Tarpeda Zhodzina) *2011: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Honours * Belarusian Cup ** Winners: 2015–16, 2022–23 ** Runners-up: 2009–10, 2024–25 * Belarusian Super Cup ** Winners: 2024 ** Runners-up: 2011, 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ... * Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR ** Winners: 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981 Current squad ''As of April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
