Pyatryshki
Pyatryshki
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  Pyatryshki Location within Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 54°04′14″N 27°13′06″E / 54.07056°N 27.21833°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Minsk District |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 2,005 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Pyatryshki (Belarusian: Пятрышкі, romanized: Piatryški; Russian: Петришки, romanized: Petrishki) is an agrotown in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[2] It serves as the administrative center of Pyatryshki selsoviet.[3] It is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) northwest of the capital Minsk.[1] In 2001, it had a population of 1,844.[4] In 2010, it had a population of 2,005.[1]
History
[edit]Before World War II, Pyatryshki was a border town in the Byelorussian SSR, in the Soviet Union. A border station was located just outside of Pyatryshki. The border between the Second Polish Republic and the Soviet Union was very close to Pyatryshki.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т. 8: Мінская вобласць, кн. 3. Minsk: Беларуская Энцыклапедыя імя Петруся Броўкі. 2012. p. 445. ISBN 978-985-11-0636-9.
- ↑ "Петришковский сельсовет". mrik.gov.by.
- ↑ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 314. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
- ↑ Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 13: Праміле — Рэлаксін. Беларуская энцыклапедыя. 2001. p. 174. ISBN 985-11-0216-4.
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