Chysts Explained

Chysts
Native Name:
Other Name:Chist
Settlement Type:Settlement
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Minsk Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Maladzyechna District
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1955
Population:5,422
Population As Of:2010
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Coordinates:54.2683°N 27.1089°W

Chysts or Chist (Belarusian: Чысць|Čysć; Russian: Чисть) is a settlement in Maladzyechna District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chysts selsoviet.[1] The population is 5,422 (2010 estimate).

History

Chysts was founded in 1955 as a work settlement attached to the local peat mining factory, which was active until 1980s, before the peat run out. Since late 1980s the town is primarily known as a location of Zabudova, one of the biggest building material manufacturings in Belarus.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць . 2003 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 296 . 985-458-054-7.
  2. Web site: Molodechno Raion tourist route . 2017-06-07 . 2020-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201004235215/https://usitmoik.gov.by/turisticheskie-marshruty/zeljonye-marshruty/item/75-po-sledam-velikih-poetov-i-muzykantov . dead .
  3. http://yozas-gubka.livejournal.com/38157.html Chist overview