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Pyershamayski District
Pyershamayski District or Pieršamajski District (; ) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after May Day, also known as International Workers' Day. , Minsk administration website As of 2023, it has a population of 231,906. Geography The district is situated in the north-eastern area of the city and borders with Savyetski and Partyzanski districts.Main sights The National Library of Belarus[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Minsk
Minsk, the capital of Belarus, is divided into nine districts (raions): # # # # # # # # # History The first subdivision of Minsk was carried out in August 1921: the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus divided Minsk into three party administration districts: Aleksandrovsky (Александровский), Lyakhovsky (Ляховский), and Central (Центральный). , Minsk administration website By the decree of the Central Executive Committee of of March 17, 1938, Minsk was divided into three raions for general administration: *Stalinski, i.e., |
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of 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. Belarus spans an area of with a population of . The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into Regions of Belarus, six regions. Minsk is the capital and List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status. For most of the medieval period, the lands of modern-day Belarus was ruled by independent city-states such as the Principality of Polotsk. Around 1300 these lands came fully under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and subsequently by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; this period lasted for 500 years until the Partitions of Poland, 1792-1795 partitions of Poland-Lithuania placed Belarus within the Belarusian history in the Russian Empire, Russian Empire for the fi ... [...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] |
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk region and Minsk district. it has a population of about two million, making Minsk the Largest cities in Europe, 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First mentioned in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk, an appanage of the Principality of Polotsk, before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Workers' Day
International Workers' Day, also called Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of Wage labour, labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, or the first Monday in May. Traditionally, 1 May is the date of the European Spring (season), spring festival of May Day. The International Workers Congresses of Paris, 1889, International Workers Congress held in Paris in 1889 established the Second International for labor, socialist, and Marxist parties. It adopted a resolution for a "great international demonstration" in support of working-class demands for the eight-hour day. The date was chosen by the American Federation of Labor to commemorate a general strike in the United States, which had begun on 1 May 1886 and culminated in the Haymarket affair on 4 May. The demonstration subsequently became a yearly event. The 1904 International Socialist Congress, Amsterdam 1904, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savyetski District
Savyetski District or Saviecki District (; ) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after the Soviets. Minsk administration website As of 2023, it has a population of 156,739. Geography The district, the smallest of the city, is situated in central and south-western area of the city and borders with Tsentralny, Pyershamayski and Partyzanski districts.Transport The district is served by the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partyzanski District
Partyzanski District (; ) is an administrative division of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. It was named after the Soviet partisans and is the least populated district of the city. , Minsk administration website As of 2023, it has a population of 94,143. Geography The district is situated in the central-eastern area of the city and borders Tsentralny, Savyetski, Pyershamayski,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Belarus
The National Library of Belarus (, ) is the largest library in the Republic of Belarus, located in Minsk. It houses the largest collection of Belarusian printed materials and the third largest collection of books in Russian behind the Russian State Library (Moscow) and the Russian National Library (Saint Petersburg). Building Construction of the new building started in November 2002 and was completed in January 2006. The library's main architectural component has the shape of a rhombicuboctahedron. The height of the building is 73.6 metres (241.5 feet) and weight is 115 000 tonnes (not including books). The building has 23 floors. The National Library can seat about 2,000 readers and features a 500-seat conference hall. The library's new building was designed by architects Michaił Vinahradaŭ and Viktar Kramarenka and opened on 16 June 2006. The National Library of Belarus is the main information and cultural centre of the country. Its depository collections include about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelyuskinites Park
Chelyuskinetes Park or Park Čaliuskincaŭ (, ) is an urban forest park in Minsk, Belarus. The park's area is 78 hectares. The park contains an amusement park. Other attractions include a Children's Railroad, operated exclusively by teenagers, and a cinema ''Raduga'' (). There is a Minsk Metro station " Park Čaliuskincaŭ" next to the park. The park is adjacent to the Minsk Botanical Garden. The park was established during 1928-1932 as Kamaroúski Park and was renamed in 1934 for the crew of the SS Chelyuskin. It was based on the existing Kamaroúski Forest (''Kamaroŭski lies''), enriched by noble and decorative species of trees. Historically the park was part of the Wańkowicz family estate and was called the Wańkowicz Forest. According to the book "In the claws of the GPU" of the Belarusian writer Frantsishak Alyakhnovich, Kamaroúski Forest was the place of the regular executions of the prisoners of Minsk NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (, ), abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Railroad (Minsk)
K. S. Zaslonov Children's Railroad in Minsk (, ; , ) is a narrow gauge railroad loop passing through the Chelyuskinites Park in Minsk, Belarus. Overview It is fully operated by teenagers. One of many children's railways that existed in the USSR and continued functioning after its breakup in post-Soviet states, it was opened on July 9, 1955. There was a 3-year program to train future railway personnel. In 1971, the railway was named after railman Konstantin Zaslonov, a Hero of the Soviet Union who had commanded a partisan brigade. The railway line counts 3 stations (listed from north to south): Zaslonovo, Pionerskaya (or Pionerskaja) and Sosnovy Bor (or Sosnovyj Bor); and a pair of rail loops after the end stops. Zaslonovo is located between the Metro stations Park Čaliuskincaŭ and Maskoŭskaja, both on the Maskoŭskaja line. Gallery Minsk Children Railway - Pionerskaya station.jpg, Pionerskaya station Minsk Children Railway - Sosnovy Bor station.jpg, Sosnovy Bor station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maskoŭskaja Line
The Maskoŭskaja line (also referred to as Maskowskaya line or Moskovskaya line) (; ; lit: "Moscow line") is a line of the Minsk Metro. The line was opened along with the Metro in 1984 with the original eight station segment, and crosses the city on a northeast–southwest axis. Currently, it comprises 15 stations and of track. Timeline Transfers Rolling stock The line is served by the Moskovskoe depot (№ 1), and currently has 21 five carriage 81-717/714 and the modernised 81-717.5M/714.5M trains assigned to it. Recent developments and future plans A 5.2 km extension has been constructed to the southwest of the city and contains three stations: Hrushawka (Minsk Metro), Hrushawka, Mikhalova (Minsk Metro), Mikhalova, and Pyatrowshchyna (Minsk Metro), Pyatrowshchyna. It was opened on 7 November 2012. The last extension was on 3 June 2014, when Malinawka (Minsk Metro), Malinawka was opened. References External links Minsk Metro {{DEFAULTSORT:Maskouskaja Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minsk Metro
The Minsk Metro (; ) is a rapid transit system that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Opened 29 June 1984, it presently consists of 3 lines and 33 stations, totaling . In 2013, the system carried 328.3 million passengers, which averages to a daily ridership of approximately 899,450. In 2023, the system carried 233.9 million passengers, which averages to a daily ridership of approximately 640,800. History During the 1950s–1970s the population of the city grew to over a million and designs for a rapid transit system were initially proposed during the late 1960s. Construction began on 3 May 1977, and the system was opened to the public on 30 June 1984, becoming the ninth metro system in the Soviet Union. The original eight station section has since expanded into a three-line 33 station network with a total of of route. Despite the dissolution of the Soviet Union the construction of the Minsk metro continued uninterrupted throughout the 1990s (as opposed to other ex-Soviet Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
