Lotva ( Belorussian. Lotva ) is a village in the Myadel district of the Minsk region of Belarus . Until 2006, it was a member of the Lotvinsky Village Council , and after its abolition, it passed into the Myadel Village Council .
| Lotva | |
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| A country |  Belarus |
| Region | Minsk |
| Area | Myadelsky |
| Village Council | Myadelsky |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
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| Postcode | |
| Car code | 5 |
Content
- 1 Origin of the name
- 2 Geography
- 3 History
- 4 Attractions
- 5 Gallery
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Name Origin
The name of the village Lotva comes from the lake of the same name Lotviny . The Polish word "Łotwa" also means the name of Latvia . In ancient times, the Polotsk Krivichi called the population of Latgale as a lottery.
Geography
The village is located on the shore of Lake Lotviny, 10 km from the regional center of Myadel , on the Postavy - Myadel - Minsk highway.
History
In 1868 , the village of Mankovitsky volost of the Vileika county of Vilna province , 79 inhabitants.
In 1904 , there were 133 inhabitants in the village.
In 1921 , a village in the Mankovitsky commune of Dunilovičy (since 1925, Postavsky) county of Vilnius Voivodeship , 12 courtyards, 58 inhabitants.
Since 10/12/1940, the center of the village council of the Postavy district .
Since September 20, 1940, Myadel district of the Vileika region .
Since September 20, 1944, as part of the Molodechensk Region .
From 01.20. 1960 as part of the Minsk region .
In 1949 , fellow villagers united in a collective farm named after Bulganin .
Since 1954, the village is the center of an enlarged collective farm with the same name, from 22.10. 1957 collective farm "40 years of October" .
In 1957, a store and a first-aid post were opened here.
In 1960 , 93 residents.
Near the school building in 1965 an obelisk was erected in memory of 18 compatriots who died in battles with the Nazis in 1941 - 1945.
On 01.01. 1997 95 yards, 292 residents. In the village there are buildings of the executive committee of the village council and the collective farm board, a communications department and a savings bank, a library, a comprehensive reception center for public services, a feldsher-midwife center, a secondary school, a store, the House of Culture, as well as a repair shop and a livestock farm.
In 2015 , by the forces of the villagers, instead of the existing wooden cross, a metal Poklonnaya Cross was installed at the entrance to Lotva.
Attractions
- Museum of Local Lore
- World War 1 Soldier Cemetery
- The obelisk in memory of 18 compatriots who died in battles with the Nazis in 1941 - 1945.
- Lothvin Lake
- Lake Rossokhi (before the First World War the lake was called Silesian).
Gallery
School in the village of Lotva
Lake in the village of Lotva
The obelisk in memory of 18 compatriots who died in battles with the Nazis in 1941 - 1945.
Notes
1. The Book of Memory of Myadelsky District