Saslauje

Saslauje | Slavl

Заслаўе | Заславль

( Belarus. ) | ( Russian )

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State :

Belarus

Woblasz :

Minsk

Founded :

985

Coordinates :

54 ° 0 ′ N , 27 ° 17 ′ E Coordinates: 54 ° 0 ′ N , 27 ° 17 ′ E

Height :

211 m

Area :

14.2 km²

Residents :

13,800 (2006)

Population density :

972 inhabitants per km²

Time zone :

Moscow time ( UTC + 3 )

Telephone code :

(+375) 17th

Postal code :

223304-223036

License plate :

5

Saslauje

Saslauje ( Belarusian Заслаўе [ zaˈsɫau̯je ]), also Saslavl ( Russian Заславль ), is a Belarusian city in Minskaya Woblasz in Minsk Raion , 20 kilometers northwest of the capital Minsk . Today it has about 14,000 inhabitants and is located in the immediate vicinity of the Saslaujer reservoir , also known as the Minsk Sea.

Saslauje is said to have been founded in 985 by Vladimir I , who sent his wife Rogneda and his son Isjaslav from Polatsk to live there; The city is also named after this son. In the early Middle Ages the city was the seat of the Principality of Saslauje . In the 11th century the city was fortified; Much of the historical area was placed under protection for archaeological purposes.

Architectural sights are the Church of the Redeemer , which was built after 1577, and the Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Virgin , built between 1774 and 1799, and Saslauje Castle .

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