Machulishchy

Machulishchy (Belarusian: Мачулішчы, romanized: Mačuliščy; Russian: Мачулищи, romanized: Machulishchi; Polish: Moczuliszcze) is a municipality and town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It is part of Minsk District. It has a population of 7,300, as of 2010.[1]

Machulishchy
Мачулішчы (Belarusian)
Мачулищи (Russian)
Orthodox church of St. Pantaleon
Orthodox church of St. Pantaleon
Machulishchy is located in Belarus
Machulishchy
Machulishchy
Location of Machulishi in Belarus
Coordinates: 53°46′53″N 27°35′45″E
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictMinsk District
Founded1590
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total7,300
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
223012
License plate5
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

  • Railway station
    Railway station
  • Multi-storeyed buildings
    Multi-storeyed buildings
  • Memorial obelisk devoted to World War II veterans
    Memorial obelisk devoted to World War II veterans
  • House of culture
    House of culture
  • Older buildings
    Older buildings

References
  1. (in Russian) 2010 statistics of Belarus Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, rar format (Belstat)

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