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Touring Mikhalkovichi in Belarus
Mikhalkovichi in the region of Minskaya Voblastsʼ is a city located in Belarus - some 30 mi or ( 48 km ) North of Minsk , the country's capital city .
Time in Mikhalkovichi is now 08:38 PM (Thursday) . 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: Riga, Daugavpils, Pskov, Vilnius, and Zhodzina. Being here already, consider visiting Riga . Check out our recommendations for Mikhalkovichi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Khatyn massacre
Khatyn, Chatyń was a village in Belarus, in Lahojsk district, Minsk Voblast. On March 22, 1943, the population of the village was massacred during World War II by the 118th Schutzmannschaft battalion, formed in July 1942 in Kiev, mostly from Ukrainian collaborators, prisoners of war and deserters and the Waffen-SS special battalion "Dirlewanger". The massacre was not an isolated incident. At least 5,295 Belarusian settlements were destroyed by the Nazis and some or all their inhabitants killed.
Located at 54.34 27.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Logoisk crater
Logoisk crater is a meteorite impact crater in Belarus near the city of Lahojsk. It is 15 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 42.3 ± 1.1 million years. The crater is not exposed at the surface.
Located at 54.20 27.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Lahoysk
Lahoysk is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus and the administrative center of the Lahoysk Raion. First chronicled in 1078, Lahoysk was the center of a small 12th-century principality, later absorbed into the Principality of Polotsk. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was a seat of the Tyszkiewicz noble family. The modern city has a ski resort named Silichy. \t\t \t\t\tBelarus-Lahoisk-Region Executive Committee. jpg \t\t\t Lahoysk Raion executive committee. \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tLahoisk2.
Located at 54.20 27.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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