Leltschyzy
Leltschyzy | Leltschizy | |||
Лельчыцы | Лельчицы | |||
( Belarus. ) | ( Russian ) | |||
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State : | Belarus | ||
Woblasz : | Homel | ||
Founded : | 1569 | ||
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 | ||
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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 .
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leltschyzy local history on lelchitsy.info , accessed on January 27, 2015
- ↑ Cities in Belarus on pop-stat.mashke.org; accessed on January 27, 2015
- ↑ Population of the village on lelchitsy.gomel-region , accessed on January 27, 2015