Machulishchy
Machulishchy/Mačuliščy
Мачулішчы Мачулищи | |
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Coordinates: 53°46′53″N 27°35′45″E / 53.78139°N 27.59583°ECoordinates: 53°46′53″N 27°35′45″E / 53.78139°N 27.59583°E | |
Country Voblast Raion | Belarus Minsk Region Minsk District |
Founded | 1590 |
Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 7,300 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 223012 |
License plate | 5 |
Website | Official website |
Machulishchy (Belarusian: Мачулішчы, Russian: Мачулищи, Polish: Moczuliszcze) is a municipality and town in Belarus, in the Minsk Region, and is part of the Minsk District. Its population, as of 2010, was of 7,300.[1]
History
The town was first mentioned in 1590. In 1997 it received the status of "urban-type settlement" (Городской посёлок).
Geography
Situated in southern suburb of Minsk, Machulishi is part of its urban area and one of its main towns also with Zaslawye and Fanipal. It is served by a railway station on the Minsk-Babruysk-Gomel and by the M1 highway. A major Soviet air base (Machulishchy (air base)) operated adjacent to the west side of the town during the Cold War.
Gallery
Memorial obelisk devoted to World War II veterans
References
- ^ (in Russian) 2010 statistics of Belarus Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, rar format (Belstat)
External links
Media related to Mačuliščy at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Russian) Machulishchy official website
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- Urban-type settlements in Belarus
- Populated places in Minsk Region
- Minsk District
- Populated places established in 1590
- Minsk Voivodeship
- Minsk Governorate