Khalopyenichy
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Khalopyenichy
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  Khalopyenichy Location within Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 54°31′00″N 28°58′00″E / 54.51667°N 28.96667°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Krupki District |
| Population (2026)[1] | |
• Total | 1,293 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Khalopyenichy[a] is an urban-type settlement in Krupki District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] As of 2026, it has a population of 1,293.[1]
History
[edit]First mentioned in 1451, Khalopyenichy belonged to Vitebsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from 1569, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), and later to Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Notable people
[edit]- Adam Bahdanovič (1862–1940), Belarusian ethnographer. Many of the folk tales and customs he recorded come from Khalopyenichy, and in particular from his maternal grandmother, the local storyteller Ruzala Aśmak.
- Nathan Chanin (1885-1965), Belarusian-American labor organizer. He was an activist in the Jewish Labor Bund, and later served as the general secretary of The Workmen's Circle from 1952 to 1963.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Belarusian: Халопенічы, romanized: Chalopieničy; Russian: Холопеничи, romanized: Kholopenichi; Lithuanian: Cholopeničiai.
References
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