Gorbachevo ( Belor. Garbacheva ) is a village in the Rossonsky district of the Vitebsk region of Belarus , the center of the Gorbachev village council . The population of 287 people (2009) [1] .
| Village | |
| Gorbachevo | |
|---|---|
| Belor. Garbacheva | |
| A country |  Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk region |
| Area | Rossonsky District |
| Village Council | Gorbachevsky Village Council |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 287 people ( 2009 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Car code | 2 |
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Geography
The village is located 15 km north-east of the village of Rasony , 7 km to the north is the border with Russia. Gorbachevo stands on the northern shore of Lake Neshcherdo . The P132 road passes through the village on the Rossony section - the border with Russia.
History
As a result of the first division of the Commonwealth (1772), Gorbachevo became part of the Russian Empire, in the Polotsk district of the Vitebsk province . In 1800, the Jesuits built the St. Joseph's Church here, in 1877 a new Catholic church was erected on the site of the old church building [2] . In 1897, the Orthodox Borisoglebskaya church was also built here.
In 1924, Gorbachevo became part of the BSSR , where it became the center of the village council. In Soviet times, both churches, both Catholic and Orthodox, were destroyed.
Notes
- ↑ Census results
- ↑ Horbaczewo (2) // Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (gender). Tom III: Haag - Kępy. - Warszawa, 1882. S. 122
Literature
- Enceclapedia gistory Belarus . At 6 tons of Kadety - Lyashchen / Belarus. Encekl .; Redkal: G.P. Pashkoў (red halons) і іnsh .; Mast. E.E. Zhakevich. - Мn .: BelEn. ISBN 985-11-0041-2