Babinavichy | |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Agrotown |
Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Vitebsk Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Lyozna District |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 54.8333°N 63°W |
Babinavichy (;) is an agrotown in Lyozna District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Babinavichy selsoviet.[1]
The town traditionally supplied timber for the Imperial Russian Navy, as is reflected in its coat-of-arms which depicts two masts.
The town was previously a Jewish shtetl situated in the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire.