Assipovichy

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Assipovichy | Osipovichi
Асіповічы | Осиповичи
( Belarus. ) | ( Russian )
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State : BelarusBelarus Belarus
Woblasz : Flag of Mahilyow Voblast.svg Mahiljou
Coordinates : 53 ° 18 ′  N , 28 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 18 ′  N , 28 ° 39 ′  E
 
Residents : 34,246 (2007)
Time zone : Moscow time ( UTC + 3 )
Telephone code : (+375) 2235
Postal code : BY - 213760
Assipowitschy (Belarus)
Assipovichy
Assipovichy

Assipowitschy ( Belarusian Асіповічы ; Russian Осиповичи Ossipowitschi ) is a city in the Republic of Belarus in the Mahiljouskaja Woblasz with around 35,000 inhabitants.

Cityscape 2005
At the train station in 2005

geography

The city is located in the center of the country on the road from Minsk to Homel a good 50 kilometers northwest of Babruysk . The Swislatsch River , which has been expanded into a reservoir here, runs north of Assipowitschy .

history

The city was founded in 1872.

coat of arms

Description: In green a black-edged silver bar with a black locomotive.

traffic

Assipowitschy is on the main road and rail link from the capital Minsk in the south-east of the country to Babrujsk, Homel and Mahiljou .

Sons of the city