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'''Minsk''' ( , ) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblasć) and Minsk District (rajon). As of January 2021, its populatio... |
The earliest historical references to Minsk date to the 11th century (1067), when it was noted as a provincial city within the Principality of Polotsk. The settlement developed on the rivers. In 1242, Minsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It received town privileges in 1499. |
From 1569, it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, after the Russian Revolution, Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Repu... |
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== Etymology and historical names == |
Independence Square in the centre of Minsk. |
The Old East Slavic name of the town was Мѣньскъ (i.e. ''Měnsk'' |
File:Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.jpg|Church of Sts. Peter and Paul (Russian Orthodox). |
File:Belarus-Minsk-Church of Mary Magdalene-8.jpg|Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Russian Orthodox). |
File:Belarus-Minsk-Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross-8.jpg|Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Roman Catholic). |
File:Belarus-Minsk-Holy Trinity Church-1.jpg|Church of Holy Trinity (Saint Rochus) (Roman Catholic). |
File:Vsekh svyatykh sobor 1998.jpg|Church of All Saints (Russian Orthodox). |
File:Yevfrosinyi Polotskoy sobor, 1995.jpg|Church of St.Yevfrosinya of Polotsk (Russian Orthodox). |
File:St Elizabeth Monastery 1997 1.jpg|Church of St. Elisabeth Convent (Russian Orthodox) |
File:Красный костёл - panoramio (1).jpg|The Red Church (Roman Catholic). |
File:Костёл Святого Иосифа ночью - panoramio.jpg|Church of St.Joseph (formerly Uniate, used as an archive). |
File:Miensk-Archikatedralny kaścioł Imia Najśviaciejšaj Panny Maryi-7.jpg|Cathedral of Saint Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic). |
File:Belarus-Minsk-Cathedral of Holy Spirit-12.jpg|Minsk Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (Russian Orthodox). |
The city hall (rebuilt in 2003). |
=== Cemeteries === |
*Kalvaryja (Calvary Cemetery) is the oldest surviving cemetery in the city. Many famous people of Belarus are buried here. The cemetery was closed to new burials in the 1960s. |
*Military Cemetery |
*Eastern Cemetery |
*Čyžoŭskija Cemetery |
*Northern Cemetery |
=== Theatres === |
Major theatres are: |
*National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus National Academic Grand Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus |
* Belarusian State Musical Theatre (performances in Russian) |
*Maxim Gorky National Drama Theatre (performances in Russian) |
*Yanka Kupala National Drama Theatre (performances in Belarusian) |
=== Museums === |
Major museums include: |
*Belarusian National Arts MuseumNational Arts Museum of the Republic of Belarus |
*Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum |
*Belarusian National History and Culture Museum |
*Belarusian Nature and Environment Museum |
*Maksim Bahdanovič Literary Museum |
*Old Belarusian History Museum |
*Yanka Kupala Literary Museum |
Art galleries include: |
*Ў galleryЎ Gallery |
=== Recreation areas === |
*Chelyuskinites Park |
*Children's Railroad |
*Gorky Park (Minsk) |
*Yanka Kupala Park |
== Tourism == |
There are more than 400 travel agencies in Minsk, about a quarter of them provide agent activity, and most of them are tour operators. |
== Sports == |
Dinamo National Olympic Stadium, 2019. |
=== Football === |
*FC Dinamo Minsk |
*FC Minsk |
*FC Energetik-BGU Minsk |
*FC Krumkachy Minsk |
Dinamo National Olympic Stadium (after reconstruction). |
=== Ice hockey === |
*HC Dinamo Minsk |
*HC Yunost Minsk |
=== Handball === |
*SKA Minsk |
=== Basketball === |
*BC Tsmoki-Minsk |
=== International sporting events === |
Minsk Arena |
In 2013, Minsk hosted the European Junior Rowing Championships at the Republican Center of Olympic Training for Rowing And Canoeing to the north-west of the city. |
Minsk hosted the 2014 IIHF World Championship at the Minsk Arena. |
In January 2016, the 2016 European Speed Skating Championships were held in the Minsk Arena. Minsk Arena is the only indoor speed skating rink in Belarus. |
On 21 October 2016, it was confirmed by the European Olympic Committee that Minsk will host the 2019 European Games. |
The 2019 European Figure Skating Championships were held in the Minsk Arena from the 21 to 27 January. |
== Transportation == |
=== Local transport === |
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