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Lake Beloye (Beshankovichy Raion)
Beloye Lake (russian: Бе́лое о́зеро, be, Белае возера) is a lake in Beshankovichy District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus in the basin of Charnagosnitsa River, east of Beshankovichy Biešankovičy (also spelled ''Beshenkovichy'', ''Beshankovichy'') ( be, Бешанко́вічы; russian: Бешенкóвичи; pl, Bieszenkowicze) is a town in the Vitebsk Province of Belarus and a port on the Western Dvina river. It is wes .... The lake basin is very elongated in the north-west relative to south-east directions, with length of and maximum width of making up a surface area of . The maximum depth is . The catchment area of the lake is about . Near the lake are the villages of Gorodets, Zabelye and Maly Pavlovich. The slopes of the basin on the east side of the lake are up to 3 meters high, while in the west they are steep and reach 20 meters. The beach merges with the slopes of the basin, and at the northern and southern end of the lake are swampy. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beshankovichy District
Beshankovichy District or Biešankovičy District ( be, Бешанко́віцкі раён, Biešankovicki rajon; russian: Бешенковичский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus. The Vula River flows through the district. Its administrative center is Beshankovichy. Notable residents * Jan Chrucki (1810, Vuła village–1885), Belarusian artist * Hryhory Sandler (1912, Ostrovno village–1994), Soviet choral conductor * Leŭ Sapieha (1557, Astroŭna estate (now village) – 1633), a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and governor of Słonim, Bieraście Brest ( be, Брэст / Берасьце, Bieraście, ; russian: Брест, ; uk, Берестя, Berestia; lt, Brasta; pl, Brześć; yi, בריסק, Brisk), formerly Brest-Litovsk (russian: Брест-Литовск, lit=Lithuanian Br ... and MahiloŭKанцлер Леў Сапега (Chancellor Lew Sapieha)(in Belarusian) References {{Authori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitebsk Region
Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region ( oblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk. It is located near the border with Russia. As of a 2019, the region had a population of 1,135,731. It has the lowest population density in Belarus at 30.6 p/km². Important cities within the region include Vitebsk, Orsha, Polotsk, and Novopolotsk. Geography Vitebsk Region covers an area of 40,000 km², which is about 19.4% of the national total. It is bordered on the north by Pskov Oblast of Russia, by Smolensk Oblast of Russia on the east, on the south by Minsk Region and by Mogilev Region, on the southwest by Minsk Region and Grodno Region, and on the west and northwest by Vilnius and Utena counties of Lithuania and Augšdaugava, Krāslava and Ludzamunic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of and with a population of 9.4 million, Belarus is the 13th-largest and the 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into seven regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in 1917, different states arose competing for legitimacy amid the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beshankovichy
Biešankovičy (also spelled ''Beshenkovichy'', ''Beshankovichy'') ( be, Бешанко́вічы; russian: Бешенкóвичи; pl, Bieszenkowicze) is a town in the Vitebsk Province of Belarus and a port on the Western Dvina river. It is west of Vitebsk on the railway line between Orsha and Lepiel. The population is 6,647 (2017). History In the early 16th century, the small village was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ruled by the Drucki-Sokoliński princes. In 1552 it numbered 34 houses. In 1630, the village was purchased by the Vilnius Voivode Kazimierz Leon Sapieha. It underwent rapid expansion and was granted Magdeburg rights in 1634. At that time, new stone houses were built and trade fairs were held semiannually, frequented by 4 to 5 thousand visitors from Belarus, Russia and abroad. After the First Partition of Poland in 1772, control of the village was passed to the Russian Empire. By the end of the 18th century, Biešankovičy was a township of the Lepel U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in creating this environment. Swamps vary in size and are located all around the world. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water, or seawater. Freshwater swamps form along large rivers or lakes where they are critically dependent upon rainwater and seasonal flooding to maintain natural water level fluctuations.Hughes, F.M.R. (ed.). 2003. The Flooded Forest: Guidance for policy makers and river managers in Europe on the restoration of floodplain forests. FLOBAR2, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. 96 p. Saltwater swamps are found along tropical and subtropical coastlines. Some swamps have hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodic inundatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
