Machulishchy

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Machulishchy/Mačuliščy
Мачулішчы
Мачулищи
Orthodox church of St. Pantaleon
Orthodox church of St. Pantaleon
Machulishchy/Mačuliščy is located in Belarus
Machulishchy/Mačuliščy
Machulishchy/Mačuliščy
Location of Machulishi in Belarus
Coordinates: 53°46′53″N 27°35′45″E / 53.78139°N 27.59583°E / 53.78139; 27.59583Coordinates: 53°46′53″N 27°35′45″E / 53.78139°N 27.59583°E / 53.78139; 27.59583
Country
Voblast
Raion		 Belarus
Minsk Region
Minsk District
Founded1590
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total7,300
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
223012
License plate5
WebsiteOfficial website

Machulishchy (Belarusian: Мачулішчы, Russian: Мачулищи, Polish: Moczuliszcze) is a municipality and town in Belarus, in the Minsk Region, and is part of the Minsk District. Its population, as of 2010, was of 7,300.[1]

History[]

The town was first mentioned in 1590. In 1997 it received the status of "urban-type settlement" (Городской посёлок).

Geography[]

Situated in southern suburb of Minsk, Machulishi is part of its urban area and one of its main towns also with Zaslawye and Fanipal. It is served by a railway station on the Minsk-Babruysk-Gomel and by the M1 highway. A major Soviet air base (Machulishchy (air base)) operated adjacent to the west side of the town during the Cold War.

Gallery[]

  • Railway station

  • Multi-storeyed buildings

  • Memorial obelisk devoted to World War II veterans

  • House of culture

  • Older buildings

References[]

  1. ^ (in Russian) 2010 statistics of Belarus Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, rar format (Belstat)

External links[]

Media related to Mačuliščy at Wikimedia Commons

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