Svir, Belarus

Svir (Belarusian: Сьвір, Lithuanian: Svieriai, Polish: Świr) is a town in the Minsk Region of Belarus.[1][2][3] In 2021 it had a population of ~1000 residents.[1]

Not to be confused with the Svir river in Russia.
For other uses, see Svir (disambiguation).
Svir
Сьвір
Svieriai
Svir is located in Belarus
Svir
Svir
Coordinates: 54°49′N 26°24′E
Country
Subdivision		Belarus
Minsk Region
Founded13th century
Elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total~1,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (FET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (not observed)
Postal code
222387

History

It is believed to have been founded in the 13th century by Lithuanian Duke Daumantas and was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1795.[1]

The mound in the town has remains of fortifications from the 14th-16th centuries.[1]

In the 18th-19th centuries, the Lithuanians in Svir and its vicinities were Slavicized.[1]

  • Market square in 1900
    Market square in 1900
  • Town celebration in 1931
    Town celebration in 1931
  • Town during World War I
    Town during World War I
  • One of the Svir's streets in 1941
    One of the Svir's streets in 1941

References
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  1. Vidugiris, Aloyzas. "Svieriai". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warsaw. 1890. p. 713. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць: нарматыўны даведнік / І. А. Гапоненка, І. Л. Капылоў, В. П. Лемцюгова і інш.; пад рэд. В. П. Лемцюговай. — Мн.: Тэхналогія, 2003. — 604 с. ISBN 985-458-054-7. (djvu) С. 327.
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