Vysokaje

Vysokaje (Belarusian: Высокае; Russian: Высокое, romanized: Vysokoye; Ukrainian: Високе, romanized: Vysoke; Polish: Wysokie) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. The westernmost point of Belarus is located a few kilometers to the southwest from Vysokaje town on the Bug River.[1]

Vysokaje
Высокае
Coat of arms of Vysokaje
Coat of arms
Vysokaje is located in Belarus
Vysokaje
Vysokaje
Coordinates: 52°22′7″N 23°22′50″E
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
DistrictKamenets District
First mentioned14th century
Population
 (2006)
 • Total5,200
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
225217
Area code+375 1643
License plate1

It is at an altitude of 524 feet. The approximate population for a 7 kilometer area from this point is 2300 people. There is a conflicting report that in 1991 the population was 5200 people. This city has a railway station on the Brest line.

Etymology

Vysokaje means "high" (same as Polish: Wysokie), as in Wysokie Litewskie (Lithuanian Heights). That was also its name before 1940, when it belonged to Poland. It is about 15 kilometers from Polish border and majority of its citizens are Polish.

History

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vysokaje was part of Brest Litovsk Voivodeship. In 1795, Vysokaje was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland.

From 1921 until 1939, Vysokaje (Wysokie Litewskie) was part of the Second Polish Republic. In September 1939, Vysokaje was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1944, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR.

From 23 June 1941 until 28 July 1944, Vysokaje was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok.

References
  1. "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2013.


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