Hresk

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Hresk (Belarusian and Russian: Грэск, Polish: Hresk), is an urban settlement in the Slutsk District of Minsk Region, Belarus, the administrative center of Hresk Selsoviet.

History[]

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Hresk was part of the Principality of Slutsk, itself a part of Nowogródek Voivodeship. In 1793, Hresk was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Second Partition of Poland. It became a part of the Slutsky Uyezd of Minsk Governorate.

During World War II, Hresk was under German occupation from 27 June 1941 until 1 July 1944.

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Coordinates: 53°10′8″N 27°29′31��E / 53.16889°N 27.49194°E / 53.16889; 27.49194

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