Muravanka
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Muravanka
Мураванка | |
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  Muravanka Location of Muravanka, shown within Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′54″N 25°00′11″E / 53.69833°N 25.00306°ECoordinates: 53°41′54″N 25°00′11″E / 53.69833°N 25.00306°E | |
| Country Subdivision | Belarus Grodno Region |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 176 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| Area code(s) | +375 1514 |
Muravanka (Belarusian: Мураванка) is a village in Belarus. It is located in the Shchuchyn District of Grodno Region.
The village is famous for its fortified church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Name[]
The village received its name after the brick walls of the church.
History[]
Since foundation in the 16th century Muravanka was a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1795 the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was partitioned between Russia, Prussia and Austria and the village became a part of the Russian Empire. After World War I it's a place in Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic and after World War 2 it was returned to Belarus.
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- Villages in Belarus
- Populated places in Grodno Region
- Shchuchyn District
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