Atolina Explained

Atolina
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Agrotown
Flag Size:150px
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Minsk Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Minsk District
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1,418
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:53.7831°N 27.435°W

Atolina (Belarusian: Атоліна; Russian: Атолино|Atolino) is an agrotown in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] It is administratively part of Syenitsa selsoviet.[2] It is located about from the Minsk Ring Road, south of the capital Minsk. In 2010, it had a population of 1,418.[3]

In 2013 a legal entity Adamas Invest LLC was registered in Atolina, owned by the Administration of the President. It claimed to be the largest manufacturer of artificial diamonds in Europe. In 2020 the owner decided to liquidate it and it was declared bancrupt. In 2022 it was put on auction.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Сеницкий сельсовет (Минский район, Минская область) Список населенных пунктов . www.radzima.net.
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць . 2003 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 319 . 985-458-054-7 .
  3. Book: Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т. 8: Мінская вобласць, кн. 3 . 2012 . Беларуская Энцыклапедыя імя Петруся Броўкі . Minsk . 978-985-11-0636-9 . 358.
  4. https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/5/24/469236/ Lukashenka Finds His Largest Diamond Factory In Europe Gone Bankrupt