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Melesnitsa Destination Guide
Touring Melesnitsa in Belarus
Melesnitsa in the region of Brestskaya Voblastsʼ is a city located in Belarus - some 116 mi or ( 187 km ) South of Minsk , the country's capital city .
Time in Melesnitsa is now 12:39 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vilnius, Zhytkavichy, Zamosze, Yazhawki, and Slutsk. Being here already, consider visiting Vilnius . Check out our recommendations for Melesnitsa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Luninets (air base)
Luninets (also Luninets North or Luninyets) is an air base in Belarus, located 4 km northwest of Luninets. It was a fighter-bomber training airfield during the Cold War. It was home to 1169 BRAT (1169th Aviation Equipment Reserve Base) flying Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters.
Located at 52.28 26.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Luninets Raion
Luninets Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus.
Located at 52.25 26.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Luninets
Luninets is a town and administrative centre for the Luninets district in Brest Province, Belarus, before which it was in Poland (1540–1793, 1920–1939) and Russia and the Soviet Union (1793–1920, 1939–1941, 1944–1991). It has a population of some 24,000, and is immediately east of the Pinsk district within Brest. It was home to Luninets air base during the Cold War.
Located at 52.25 26.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Styr River
The Styr River is right tributary of the Pripyat River, with a length of 494 km. Its basin area is 13,100 km². The Styr River begins near Brody, in the Ukrainian Oblast of Lviv, then flows into the Rivne Oblast, Volyn Oblast, then into the Belarusian voblast of Brest where it finally flows into the Pripyat. During 1915-1916, the Styr river was the front line between the Austro-Hungarian and Imperial Russian armies.
Located at 52.11 26.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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