Marjina Horka

Marjina Horka Belarusian: Ма́р'іна Го́рка, romanized: Marjina Horka, Russian: Марьина Горка, Maryina Gorka, Polish: Maryjna Górka) is a town in Minsk Voblast, Belarus, the capital of the Pukhavichy Raion. As of 2009 its population was 22,500.[2]

Marjina Horka / Marina Gorka
Ма́р'іна Го́рка / Марьина Горка
Town
Monument of Maria - symbol of Mar`ina Horka
Flag
Coat of arms
Maryina Horka
Maryina Horka
Coordinates: 53°30′25.92″N 28°09′07.92″E
Country
Voblast
Raion		 Belarus
Minsk Voblast
 Pukhavichy Raion
Founded1222
Area
 • Total8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Elevation
169 m (554 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total21,446
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
222811
Area code(s)+375 1713
License plate5
WebsiteOfficial website

Maryina Horka is located 60 km (37.28 mi) south of Minsk. It is traversed by the M5 highway, between Minsk and Babruysk.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1222 and received its town (Город, Gorod) status in 1955. The 5th Spetsnaz Brigade, first of the Soviet Spetsnaz GRU, now of the Armed Forces of Belarus, has been located here since 1963.

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See also

References
  1. "World Gazeteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
  2. (in Russian) 2009 statistics of Belarus Archived 2010-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (Belstat)

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