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Discover Or in Belarus
Or in the region of Brestskaya Voblastsʼ is a town located in Belarus - some 187 mi or ( 301 km ) South-West of Minsk , the country's capital .
Local time in Or is now 01:04 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Klaipėda, Zhabinka, Yagminovo, and Verkholes'ye. When in this area, you might want to check out Kaliningrad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Or ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Dyvin
Dyvin is a small town (formally a village) in Belarusian region of Polesia. Located on the southern bank of the Prypiat and at the Kobryn-Kovel road, it is close to the modern borders with Poland and Ukraine. First mentioned in 1466, around 1546 the village of Dyvin received city rights. Around that time the town had 184 houses, a market square and five streets in total. In 1642 king of Poland Władysław IV Vasa granted the burghers with Magdeburg Law.
Located at 51.96 24.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Kortelisy
Kortelisy is a village in Ukraine which was destroyed on September 23, 1942 by Germany during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. Almost the entire population of 2,892 people were killed. The village had since been rebuilt. Less well-known are reports that the German Army destroyed a total of 459 villages in Ukraine, killing many or all of their residents.
Located at 51.85 24.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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