Vasilievichy
Vasilievichy (Belarusian: Васілевічы, pronounced [vasʲiˈlʲevʲitʂɨ]; Russian: Василевичи, romanized: Vasilevichi; Polish: Wasilewicze) is a city in Gomel Region, Belarus.
Vasilievichy
Васілевічы | |
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  Vasilievichy | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′N 29°48′E | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| District | Rechytsa District |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 4,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 247550 |
| Area code | +375 2340 |
| License plate | 3 |
History
Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vasilievichy was part of Minsk Voivodeship. In 1793, the town was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Second Partition of Poland.
During World War II, Vasilievichy was occupied by the German Army from 25 August 1941 until 18 November 1943.
Climate
Vasilievichy has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm to hot summers, with cold winters, albeit still mild for being so far inland at such a high latitude.
| Climate data for Vasilevichy (1981-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.7 (−32.3) |
−34.2 (−29.6) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−35.7 (−32.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.2 (1.46) |
36.4 (1.43) |
42.7 (1.68) |
45.7 (1.80) |
62.2 (2.45) |
86.0 (3.39) |
102.0 (4.02) |
71.6 (2.82) |
68.6 (2.70) |
52.4 (2.06) |
48.8 (1.92) |
44.5 (1.75) |
694.7 (27.35) |
| Average precipitation days | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 110.6 |
| Source: Météo Climat[1] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Yury Zacharanka – Belarusian minister of internal affairs and oppositional politician abducted and probably killed in 1999
References
- "Météo Climat stats for Vasilievichy". Météo Climat. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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