Vasilevichi

Vasilyevichy

Vasilyevichy

Town in Gomel Region, Belarus


Vasilyevichy (Belarusian: Васілевічы, romanized: Vasilievičy, IPA: [vasʲiˈlʲevʲitʂɨ]; Russian: Василевичи, romanized: Vasilevichi; Polish: Wasilewicze) is a town in Rechytsa District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 3,285.[1]

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History

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vasilyevichy 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, Vasilyevichy was occupied by the German Army from 25 August 1941 until 18 November 1943.

Climate

Vasilyevichy 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.

More information Climate data for Vasilevichy (1991-2020, extremes 1878-present), Month ...

Notable people

  • Yury Zacharanka (1952–1999), Belarusian minister of internal affairs and oppositional politician abducted and disappeared

References

  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 21 August 2023.
  2. "Weather and Climate- The Climate of Brest" (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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