Orekhovsk ( Belor. Arakhaўsk ) is an urban village in the Orsha district of the Vitebsk region of Belarus . It is located 22 km northeast of Orsha , at the confluence of the Orshitsa and Vydritsa rivers. The population is 2,402 people (as of January 1, 2016) [1] .
| urban village | |||||
| Orekhovsk | |||||
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| Belor. Belor. Arehaўsk | |||||
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| A country |  Belarus | ||||
| Region | Vitebsk | ||||
| Area | Orshansky | ||||
| History and Geography | |||||
| NUM height | 169 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC + 3 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | ▼ 2402 [1] people ( 2016 ) | ||||
| Digital identifiers | |||||
| Telephone code | +375 216 | ||||
| Postcode | 211026 | ||||
| Car code | 2 | ||||
![Coat of arms [d]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Coat_of_arms_of_Arecha%C5%ADsk.png/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_Arecha%C5%ADsk.png)
Content
- 1 History
- 2 population
- 3 Economics
- 4 Transport
- 5 Attractions
- 6 See also
- 7 Notes
- 8 References
History
It was founded at the beginning of the 20th century as the factory village of Vydritsa in the tract Vydritsa near the village of Nuts of Orsha district in connection with the construction of a plant for dry distillation of wood. After the plant was closed in 1917, the village was of a rural type. Since 1924 in the Orsha district. With the start of the construction of the Belarusian State District Power Plant, the village was merged with the village of Nuts and in 1938 it was transformed into a working village called Nuts-Vydritsa. During World War II, it was almost completely destroyed. Since 1946, the urban village of Orekhovsk. In 1946-56, the center of the Orekhovsky district.
Population
| Population [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] : |
| 1939 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2006 | 2016 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3668 | ▲ 4049 | ▼ 3665 | ▼ 3370 | ▲ 3639 | ▼ 2967 | ▼ 2402 | ▼ 2359 |
Economics
- BelGRES - Belarusian State District Power Plant is known for being the first power station in Belarus and the first state district power station built according to the GOELRO plan in 1930. Initially, the Belarusian GRES worked on the burning of peat, then fuel was fuel oil for the station, and in 1999 the power plant was switched to using natural gas. Boilers for burning wood waste are now being installed.
- Orsha greenhouse plant.
- Orekhovsky Flax Mill OJSC
- OJSC Lantan - school crayons, colored crayons, glazed ceramic dishes
Transport
The Republican road P109 ( Liozno - Orekhovsk - M8) passes through Orekhovsk. 8 km south-west of the village is the “Orsha intersection” - the intersection of the M1 E 30 and M8 E 95 motorways .
Attractions
- Wooden Trinity Church ( 1832 - 1838 ). The Orekhovskaya church has a very interesting architectural feature: during its construction, the logs were not stacked horizontally, but stood upright - that is, a picket fence with a dome.
- The Khlustin estate (end of the 19th century )
- Workers houses (late XIX - early XX centuries )
- Orekhovskaya Power Station ( 1927 - 1930 )
- Around the central Bolshoi Orekhovsky Lake there are many small lakes. The holy lake, according to legend, there was a monastery and a church in its place, which fell into the ground and a lake formed in their place.
- Not far from the Holy Lake there is a Druid barrow in two tiers: the lower and upper, giving the impression of a bowl with a radius of 50 meters.
- Blue Lake, Green Lake, Kuzminovskoe Lake, Plekhani, Oreshkovskoe Lake, Dead Lake.
- On Central Lake there is up to half of the lake an embankment that was built but not completed by the French.
- The grave of Yuri Vasilyevich Smirnov , crucified on the cross by the Nazis during the retreat. Local residents from the old Orekhovites carefully treat her as a grave possessing mystical power. It is argued that if someone is cursed on her, then the curse comes true sooner or later.
See also
- Towns of Belorussia
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Population as of January 1, 2016 and the average annual population for 2015 in the Republic of Belarus by regions, districts, cities and urban-type settlements. (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment April 8, 2016. Archived July 30, 2017.
- ↑ All-Union Population Census of 1939. The number of urban population of the USSR by urban settlements and intracity regions . Demoscope Weekly . Date of treatment February 9, 2019.
- ↑ 1959 All-Union Population Census. The urban population of the Union republics (except the RSFSR), their territorial units, urban settlements, and urban areas by gender . Demoscope Weekly . Date of treatment February 9, 2019.
- ↑ 1970 All-Union Population Census. The number of urban population of the Union republics (except the RSFSR), their territorial units, urban settlements and urban areas by gender . Demoscope Weekly . Date of treatment February 9, 2019.
- ↑ All-Union Census of 1979. The number of urban population of the Union Republics (except the RSFSR), their territorial units, urban settlements and urban areas by gender . Demoscope Weekly . Date of treatment February 9, 2019.
- ↑ All-Union Census of 1989. The number of urban population of the Union republics, their territorial units, urban settlements and urban areas by gender . Demoscope Weekly . Date of treatment February 9, 2019.
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook of the Vitebsk region. - Mn. : National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 2018. - P. 45–48.
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook of the Vitebsk region. - Vitebsk: Main Statistical Office of the Vitebsk Region, 2013. - S. 46–49.