| Fanipol | |
| Native Name: | |
| Nickname: | "Faniapolis" |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minsk Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dzyarzhynsk District |
| Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1856 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.75 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Total: | 18,252 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 53.75°N 47°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 222750 |
| Area Code: | +375 1716 |
| Blank Name: | License plate |
| Blank Info: | 5 |
Fanipol or Fanipal (Belarusian: Фаніпаль|Fanipal; Russian: Фаниполь; Polish: Fanipal; Lithuanian: Fanipalis) is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. Fanipol is located in Dzyarzhynsk District,[1] 24km (15miles) southwest of Minsk and 13km (08miles) southwest of the Minsk Automobile Ring Road.[2] As of 2024, it has a population of 18,252.[1]
The community that became Fanipol was first mentioned in 1856. According to documents in the Central State Historical Archive of Belarus, it was the former possession of landowners named Enelpheldt and Bogdashevsky.[3] In 1870 a railway stop opened, and in 1871 the railway stop become the Tokarevskaya railway station, named in honor of the governor of the Minsk Governorate, Vladimir Tokarev, who was also the founder of the Brest-Moscow railway. On August 9, 1876 the railway station was renamed Fanipol. In 1965 the first factory was opened, producing reinforced concrete bridge components, this is the only factory in Belarus which produces these items. Once it was established as an industrial center, it grew rapidly. On April 29, 1984, Fanipol was designated a "City Settlement" and on June 22, 1999 Fanipol was designated a regional city center. In 2006 people of Fanipol celebrated the 150th anniversary of their city.
Situated in south-western suburb of Minsk, is part of its urban area and one of its main satellite towns also with Zaslawye and Machulishchy.
There are now 5 administrative districts in Fanipol:
There are three schools in Fanipol:
the Fanipol City Library has 2115 members.[4]
Fanipol has a station on the Brest-Moscow railroad. Fanipol is situated near the M-1 (E-30) highway, which runs from Brest to Moscow through Minsk (Brest-Minsk-Moscow). Fanipol is well connected with Minsk, Dzyarzhynsk, and all of Belarus as well as other nations via the Minsk and M-1 Highways.
Fanipol's industry began in the 1960s, leading to rapid growth of the city.