Polotsk
Polotsk[1][2][3][4] (Polatsk, Belarusian: По́лацк, Russian: Полоцк, Polish: Połock) is a historical city in Belarus. It is located on the Dvina river. It is the center of Polotsk district in Vitsebsk Voblast. About 79,000 people live there. It is served by Polotsk Airport and during the Cold War was home to Borovitsy air base.
Polotsk Media
Polotsk in the 16th century.
The Siege of Polotsk in 1579
The main street of Polotsk in 1865, by Dmitry Strukov
View of w:en:Polotsk from the other bank of the Polota river. Photograph by w:en:Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, taken in w:en:1912
Cathedral of Saint Sophia. Polatsk, Belarus.
Cathedral of Saint Sophia. Polatsk, Belarus.
Monastery of the Epiphany. Polatsk, Belarus.
Bogoyavlensky Monastery in Polotsk (Belarus)
Convent of Saint Euphrosyne
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References
- ↑ "Occidental spelling according to the Belarus Permanent Mission to the United Nations". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ↑ "Occidental spelling according to the official Belarus website". Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ↑ Occidental spelling according to "Nations Online" website.
- ↑ Spelling according to Google Maps.
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