Minsk
Minsk or Miensk (Мінск (official spelling in Belarus), Менск; Минск ; Mińsk) is the capital and a major city of Belarus. About 2 million people lived in the city as of 2021. Minsk is also a headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. As a capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is also the capital of Minsk voblast (province) and Minsk raion. Minsk is built next to the Svislach and Niamiha rivers. The timezone in Minsk is GMT +2.
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| Coordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.900°N 27.567°ECoordinates: 53°54′N 27°34′E / 53.900°N 27.567°E | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| First mentioned | 1067 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vladimir Kukharev[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 409.53 km2 (158.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280.6 m (920.6 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2023)[2] | |
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| Gross Regional Product | |
| • Total | Br 58.9 billion (€20 billion) |
| • Per capita | Br 29,500 (€10,000) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 220001-220141 |
| ISO 3166 code | BY-HM |
| License plate | 7 |
| Website | www.minsk.gov.by |
In 2019, Minsk hosted the European Games.
History
The oldest mentions of Minsk date back to the 11th century (1067). In 1326 Minsk became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and received its town privileges in 1499. From 1569 it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodship in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was annexed by Russia in 1793 as a result of the Second Partition of Poland. During 1919–1991 Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian SSR.
During the Second World War the city was damaged. Most of the buildings and structures in the city turned into ruins.[4] But it was rebuilt. In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. The city became the capital of the Republic of Belarus.
Geography
Climate
Minsk has a continental climate. The average annual precipitation is about 700 mm. Summer is warm, but not hot. The average daily temperature in July is +19.1 °C (+66,3 °F). Winter is mild, the average daily temperature in January is −4.2 °C (+24,4 °F). Fog is common in the autumn and spring.
Minsk Media
Minsk, June 2011
Independence Square in the centre of Minsk
The Saviour Church, built under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1577, is part of an archaeological preservation in Zaslavl, 23 km (14 mi) northwest of Minsk.
Менск (Miensk). Гравюра
Orthodox church of St. Mary Magdalene (built in 1847)
The Jesuit Collegium in 1912
Belarusian national flag over the building of the People's Secretariat of the Belarusian People's Republic
Meeting in the Kurapaty woods, 1989, where between 1937 and 1941 from 30,000 to 250,000 Belarusian intelligentsia members were murdered by the NKVD during the Great Purge
German troops marching through Minsk
Stations of the new Zielienalužskaja line on video
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References
- ↑ "Minsk City Executive Committee". 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2019. Official portal minsk.gov.by
- ↑ "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по г.Минску в разрезе районов". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "Gross domestic product and gross regional product by regions and Minsk city in 2022". Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ↑ Белорусьфильм (1954). "Новый Минск" (in русский). Archived from the original on 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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