Sopotskin ( Belorussian. Sapotskin ) is an urban village in the Grodno region of the Grodno region of Belarus . The administrative center of the Sopotskinsky Village Council .
| City Village | |||
| Sopotskin | |||
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| Belor. Sapotskin | |||
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| A country |  Belarus | ||
| Region | Grodno | ||
| Area | Grodno | ||
| Village Council | Sopotskinsky | ||
| History and Geography | |||
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| Timezone | UTC + 3 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | ▼ 1003 [1] people ( 2016 ) | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Postcode | 231733 | ||
| Car code | four | ||
Geography
It is located 21 km northwest of Grodno , which is connected by road.
Population
Strength
The population of 1003 people (as of January 1, 2016) [1] .
92% of the population are ethnic Poles [4] .
| Population [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] : |
History
It has been known since the 16th century as a place of the Grodno Povet of the Trok Voivodeship , since 1793 the Grodno Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . He had a coat of arms. During the Northern War of 1700-21, it was occupied by Swedish troops led by Charles XII. In 1786 he received the right to annual fairs. Since 1795, as part of Prussia, since 1807 - of the Duchy of Warsaw, since 1815 as part of the Russian Empire.
Since 1900 - the village. Since 1921, as part of Poland, in the Grodno region. Since 1939, in the BSSR, the center of the Bialystok region, since 1944 - the Grodno region. Since 1959 in the Grodno region.
During World War II, the Nazis drove the local Jews into the ghetto , and 539 people were killed all of them [11] .
Attractions
- Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, 1789, 1935-1939 perestroika
- Commandant's office, end of XIX - beginning of XX century
- Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in Belarus
- Catholic cemetery
- Chapel-tomb of Yu. Dyakonskaya, 1858
- Chapel-tomb of Yu. Gursky, 1893
- Grave of General Yu. Olshin-Vilchinsky [12]
Economics
- Forestry Enterprise
- Office of the biological reserve "Sopotskinsky."
See also
- Ghetto in Sopotskin
- 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 20, 2016. Archived July 30, 2017.
- ↑ http://pravo.by/document/?guid=12551&p0=D918r0090680
- ↑ GeoNames - 2005.
- ↑ Without respect there will be no consent - Belarusian Niva
- ↑ 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 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 14, 2019.
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook of the Grodno region. - Grodno, 2013. - P. 43–45.
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook of the Grodno region. - Mn. : National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 2018. - P. 44–46.
- ↑ Adamushko V.I., Biryukova O.V., Kryuk V.P., Kudryakova G.A. Directory of places of forced detention of civilians in the occupied territory of Belarus 1941-1944. - Mn. : National Archive of the Republic of Belarus, State Committee for Archives and Record Keeping of the Republic of Belarus, 2001. - 158 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 985-6372-19-4 .
- ↑ Website "Globe of Belarus"