Official Name: | Rahava |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Minsk Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Minsk District |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 71 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 54.1258°N 27.2997°W |
Postal Code: | 223047 |
Rahava or Rogovo (be|Рагава; ru|Рогово) is a village in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is part of Sharshuny selsoviet;[2] previously it served as the administrative center of Rahava selsoviet.[3] It is located north of the capital Minsk.
Greek-Catholic church of St. George was built here in 1814 by landowner Wołodkowicz.
Parishioners-Uniates converted to Orthodoxy in 1839, since 1868 has been a transition of Catholics.
Newer stone church of St. Constantine and Elena, built at government expense, was consecrated on 8 September 1869.