Leltschyzy

Leltschyzy | Leltschizy
Лельчыцы | Лельчицы
( Belarus. ) | ( Russian )
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State :	Belarus
Woblasz :	Homel
Founded :	1569
Coordinates :	51 ° 47 ′  N , 28 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′  N , 28 ° 19 ′  E
Height :	138  m
Residents :	10,827 (2014)
Time zone :	Moscow time ( UTC + 3 )
Telephone code :	(+375) 2356
Postal code :	247841
License plate :	3
Community type:	Urban-type settlement
Website :	lelcity.com
Leltschyzy

Leltschyzy ( Belarusian Лельчыцы ; Russian Лельчицы Leltschizy ) is an urban-type settlement in the southwest of the Belarusian Homelskaya Woblasz and the administrative center of the Leltschyzy Rajon .

The town, first mentioned in writing in 1569, has about 10,000 inhabitants and is located on the left bank of the Ubort , near the Ukrainian border, about 250 km southwest of Homel . The P-36 and P-128 highways intersect in the village .

Trinity Orthodox Church in Leltschyzy

The population of the village is made up as follows: Belarusians 95%, Russians and Ukrainians each 2%, other ethnic groups (Jews, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz) 1%.

Web links

Commons : Leltschyzy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Page about the settlement

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Leltschyzy local history on lelchitsy.info , accessed on January 27, 2015
2. ↑ Cities in Belarus on pop-stat.mashke.org; accessed on January 27, 2015
3. ↑ Population of the village on lelchitsy.gomel-region , accessed on January 27, 2015