Zamastochcha, Minsk District Explained

Zamastochcha
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Agrotown
Flag Size:150px
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Minsk Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Minsk District
Population As Of:1997
Population Total:1,953
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:53.8208°N 27.8664°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:190
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:223064
Area Code:+375 17
Blank Name:License plate
Blank Info:5

Zamastochcha (Belarusian: Замасточча|Zamastočča; Russian: Замосточье|Zamostochye) is an agrotown in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[2] It is administratively part of Luhavaya Slabada selsoviet.[3] It is located southeast of the capital Minsk.[4] In 1997, it had a population of 1,953.[4]

History

Zamostocze, as it was known in Polish, was an okolica szlachecka, owned by various Polish noble families, including the Ancielewski, Konstantynowicz, Mazurkiewicz, Pawłowicz, Rzeczycki, Suchocki, Janczewski, Narejko and Płatowski families.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geonames.org/619217/zamostochye.html geonames.org
  2. Web site: Луговослободской сельсовет (Минский район, Минская область) Список населенных пунктов . www.radzima.net.
  3. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць . 2003 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 309 . 985-458-054-7.
  4. Book: Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т.6: Дадаізм — Застава / Рэдкал . 1998 . Беларуская энцыклапедыя . Mìnsk . 985-11-0106-0 . 520.
  5. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV. 1895. pl. Warszawa. 386.