Hresk
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.
References[]
Coordinates: 53°10′8″N 27°29′31��E / 53.16889°N 27.49194°E
Categories:
- Villages in Belarus
- Populated places in Minsk Region
- Slutsk District
- Nowogródek Voivodeship (1507–1795)
- Slutsky Uyezd
- Belarus geography stubs