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Kalodzishchy

Coordinates: 53°57′03″N 27°47′10″E / 53.95083°N 27.78611°E / 53.95083; 27.78611
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Kalodzishchy
Калодзішчы (Belarusian)
Колодищи (Russian)
Coat of arms of Kalodzishchy
Kalodzishchy is located in Belarus
Kalodzishchy
Kalodzishchy
Coordinates: 53°57′03″N 27°47′10″E / 53.95083°N 27.78611°E / 53.95083; 27.78611
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictMinsk District
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
19,898
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Kalodzishchy (Belarusian: Калодзішчы, romanizedKalodziščy; Russian: Колодишчи, romanizedKolodishchi) is an agrotown in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[2] It serves as the administrative center of Kalodzishchy selsoviet.[2][3] As of 2023, it has a population of 19,898.[1]

History

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Kołodziszcze, as it was known in Polish, was a zaścianek.[4] Following the Second Partition of Poland (1793), it was annexed by Russia.

On 31 October 2023, an explosion was reported at a military base near Kalodzishchy. The Ministry of Defence claimed that the explosion had been deliberately orchestrated.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Население агрогородка Колодищи приблизилось к 20 тысячам человек". kolodischi.by (in Russian).
  2. ^ a b Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2010). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 305. ISBN 978-985-458-054-8.
  3. ^ "Минский районный исполнительный комитет - Колодищанский сельсовет". mrik.gov.by (in Russian).
  4. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 281.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Мінабароны Беларусі патлумачыла выбухі пад Мінскам | Навіны Беларусі | euroradio.fm". euroradio.fm (in Belarusian). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-01.