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Discover Vitchin in Belarus

Vitchin in the region of Brestskaya Voblastsʼ is a town located in Belarus - some 116 mi or ( 187 km ) South of Minsk , the country's capital .

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Local time in Vitchin is now 01:00 PM (Saturday) . 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: Vilnius, Zhytkavichy, Zales'ye, Slutsk, and Salihorsk. When in this area, you might want to check out Vilnius . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Vitchin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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.

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Located at 52.25 26.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Jewish Belarusian history, Jewish communities, Populated places in Brest Region, Towns in Belarus

Luninets Raion

Luninets Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus.

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Located at 52.25 26.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Districts of Brest Region

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.

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Located at 52.28 26.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Airports in Belarus, Military installations of Belarus, Soviet Air Force bases

Lakhva

Lakhva (or Lachva, Lachwa) is a small town in southern Belarus, with a population of approximately 2100. Lakhva is considered to have been the location of one of the first, and possibly the first, Jewish ghetto uprisings of the Second World War.

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Located at 52.22 27.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Jewish Belarusian history, Jewish Polish history, Jewish Russian and Soviet history, Massacres in Belarus, Massacres in Poland, Populated places in Belarus, Shtetls