Chysts or Chist (; ) is a settlement in
Maladzyechna District,
Minsk Region,
Belarus
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. It serves as the administrative center of Chysts
selsoviet
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*The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area.
*The territorial subdivision administered ...
.
The population is 5,422 (2010 estimate).
History
Chysts was founded in 1955 as a work settlement attached to the local
peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...
mining factory, which was active until 1980s, before the peat run out. Since late 1980s the town is primarily known as a location of ''Zabudova'', one of the biggest
building material
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manufacturing
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the
secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...
s in Belarus.
Notable people
*
Siaržuk Vituška (1965–2012), prominent figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer.
References
External links
Chistat tut.by
Populated places established in 1955
Populated places in Minsk region
Maladzyechna district
1955 establishments in Belarus
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