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Kažan-Haradok
Kazhan-Haradok (; ; ; ) is an agrotown (Belarus), agrotown in Luninyets District, Brest Region, Belarus. The settlement is located on the banks of the Tsna (Pripyat), Tsna River, from its confluence with the Pripyat (river), Pripyat River. It serves as the administrative center of Haradok rural council {''selsoviet''). It is located about east-south-east of Luninyets, and east of Brest, Belarus, Brest. History Excavations reveal human activity in the area around the 5th to 7th centuries AD. However, Kazhan-Haradok is first mentioned in 1493, at the time called Гарадзец (roughly "Gorodets"). It was granted city rights in the 16th century. During the 17th century there was Calvinism, Calvinist activity in the town. A Jews, Jewish population is also noted around the mid-17th century. The town had been part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, but in the Third Partition of Poland around 1795, it came under the Russian Empire territory. The Church of Saint Nicholas was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrotown (Belarus)
An agrotown (; ) is an official type of rural settlement in Belarus introduced by a law passed in 1998. The law defines agrotowns as well-developed rural settlements with industrial and social infrastructure to ensure social standards for population living there and in the surrounding areas. The law further says that if a ''selsoviet'' (rural council) has agrotowns, its administrative center must be in an agrotown. If there is more than one agrotown, the selsoviet center is assigned by the Districts of Belarus, District Council of Deputies. The Belarusian government launched the program "State program for the revival and development of rural areas, for years 2005-2010" (), which provided for the establishment of agrotowns. By the end of the time allotted for the program, i.e., by January 2011, 1,512 agrotowns were established in Belarus, with about 8,000 new houses built. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
