Muravanka
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Muravanka
Мураванка (Belarusian) | |
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Village | |
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  Muravanka | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′54″N 25°00′11″E / 53.69833°N 25.00306°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Shchuchyn District |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 176 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Area code | +375 1514 |
Muravanka (Belarusian: Мураванка; Russian: Мурованка, romanized: Murovanka) is a village in Shchuchyn District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It is part of Mazheykava selsoviet.[1]
The village is famous for its fortified church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Name
[edit]The village received its name after the brick walls of the church.
History
[edit]Since foundation in the 16th century Muravanka was a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1795 the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was partitioned between Russia, Prussia and Austria and the village became a part of the Russian Empire. After World War I it's a place in Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic and after World War 2 it was returned to Belarus.
References
[edit]- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 372. ISBN 985-458-098-9.
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