Lyasny, Minsk Region Explained

Lyasny
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Agrotown
Flag Size:150px
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Minsk Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Minsk District
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:21,638
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:54.0044°N 27.6847°W

Lyasny (Belarusian: Лясны|Liasny; Russian: Лесной|Lesnoy) is an agrotown in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of selsoviet.[2] It is located north of the capital Minsk, from its center and about 6km (04miles) from the Minsk Ring Road (the approximate boundary of Minsk).[3] In 1999, it had a population of 8,350.[3] As of 2023, it has a population of 21,638.[4]

History

It received the status of agrotown in 2010 according to the "State program for the revival and development of rural areas, for years 2005–2010".[5]

In 2021, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko suggested to merge Lyasny and the neighboring village of Barawlyany, together with two other adjacent settlements, Vopytny settlement and Lyeskawka village, into a city with a population of about 70,000, but soon the idea was abandoned.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Боровлянский сельсовет . mrik.gov.by . 7 February 2024.
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць . 2003 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 301 . 985-458-054-7.
  3. Book: Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 9: Кулібін — Малаіта . 1999 . Беларуская энцыклапедыя . Mìnsk . 985-11-0155-9 . 430 .
  4. Web site: Минская область . president.gov.by . 8 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240208220031/https://president.gov.by/ru/belarus/regions/minskaya . 8 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Решение № 307 (Решение Минского районного Совета депутатов от 25 марта 2010 г. №307 «О преобразовании некоторых сельских населенных пунктов в агрогородки.») . etalonline.by.
  6. Web site: «Сначала нужно поднять соцстандарты на уровень городских». Что там со статусом города для Боровлян . onliner.by . ru . 27 April 2022.