Machulishchy

Machulishchy

Machulishchy

Urban-type settlement in Minsk Region, Belarus

Machulishchy[lower-alpha 1] (Belarusian: Мачулішчы, romanized: Mačuliščy;[lower-alpha 2] Russian: Мачулищи, romanized: Machulishchi; Polish: Moczuliszcze) is an urban-type settlement in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] In 2010, it had a population of 7,300.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 10,474.[1]

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History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1590. In 1997, it received the status of urban-type settlement (Russian: городской посёлок).

Geography

Situated in southern suburb of Minsk, Machulishchy 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 operated adjacent to the west side of the town during the Cold War.

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

Notes

  1. BGN/PCGN romanization.
  2. Official transliteration.

References

  1. [1]
    "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    (in Russian) 2010 statistics of Belarus Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, rar format (Belstat)

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