Cherven (Belarus)

Cherven | Cherven
Чэрвень | Червень
( Belarus. ) | ( Russian )
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State :	Belarus
Woblasz :	Minsk
Founded :	1387
Coordinates :	53 ° 42 '  N , 28 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 42 '  N , 28 ° 26'  E
Residents :	10,100 (2006)
Time zone :	Moscow time ( UTC + 3 )
Telephone code :	(+375) 1714
Postal code :	223232
License plate :	5
Website :	www.ihumien.belinter.net
Cherven

Tscherwen ( Belarusian Чэрвень), also Tscherwien , is a small town in Minskaya Woblasz in Belarus . It was founded in 1387 and today has around 10,100 inhabitants.

The city was still called Ігумен ( Igumen ) until 1923 , where it was then renamed Cherven, where Чэрвень means June in Belarusian. The city has a local museum and the Bagaroditskaya Church of the Nativity.

sons and daughters of the town

• Oleg Novizki (* 1971), Russian cosmonaut
• Walery Schary (* 1947), Soviet weightlifter
• Ilona Ussowitsch (* 1982), sprinter
• H. Leivick (1888–1962), Yiddish poet

Web links

• Tscherwen unofficial website