Kalodzishchy Explained

Kalodzishchy
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Agrotown
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Minsk Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Minsk District
Population Total:19,898
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone:MSK
Coordinates:53.9508°N 27.7861°W

Kalodzishchy (Belarusian: Калодзішчы|Kalodziščy; Russian: Колодишчи|Kolodishchi) is an agrotown in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[2] It serves as the administrative center of Kalodzishchy selsoviet.[2] [3] As of 2023, it has a population of 19,898.[1]

History

Kołodziszcze, as it was known in Polish, was a zaścianek.[4] Following the Second Partition of Poland (1793), it was annexed by Russia.

On 31 October 2023, an explosion was reported at a military base near Kalodzishchy. The Ministry of Defence claimed that the explosion had been deliberately orchestrated.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Население агрогородка Колодищи приблизилось к 20 тысячам человек . kolodischi.by . ru.
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць . 2010 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 305 . 978-985-458-054-8.
  3. Web site: Минский районный исполнительный комитет - Колодищанский сельсовет . mrik.gov.by . ru-ru.
  4. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV. 1883. pl. Warszawa. 281.
  5. Web site: Мінабароны Беларусі патлумачыла выбухі пад Мінскам Навіны Беларусі euroradio.fm . 2023-11-01 . euroradio.fm . 31 October 2023 . be.