Padsvillye Explained

Padsvillye
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Flag Size:150px
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Vitebsk Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hlybokaye District
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,965
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:55.1472°N 27.9772°W

Padsvillye (Belarusian: Падсвілле|Padsvillie; Russian: Подсвилье|Podsvilye) is an urban-type settlement in Hlybokaye District, Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 1,965.[1]

History

Podświle, as it was known in Polish, was part of Poland in the interwar period. According to the 1921 census, the population was 44.4% Belarusian, 43.2% Polish, and 12.3% Jewish.[3]

During World War II, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards, which eventually annexed it from Poland in 1945.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417144107/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/izdania/public_bulletin/index_67469/. 17 April 2023. belsat.gov.by. 15 December 2023.
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць . 2009 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 215 . 978-985-458-192-7.
  3. Book: . Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II. 1923. pl. Warszawa. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 67.