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Explore Yurzhishki in Belarus

Yurzhishki in the region of Minskaya Voblastsʼ is a place in Belarus - some 26 mi or ( 42 km ) West of Minsk , the country's capital city .

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Time in Yurzhishki is now 10:17 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Pskov, Vilnius, Zhebroyeshchina, and Zulese. Since you are here already, consider visiting Riga . Where to go and what to see in Yurzhishki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Rakaw

Rakaw (in Belarusian; Rakov in Russian; Raków in Polish) is an urban settlement in Valozhyn District, Minsk Voblast, Belarus. It stands on the river Islach 40 km [=25 mi] from Volozhin and 39 km [=24 mi] from Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Population - about 2,1 thousand people (2006).

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Located at 53.97 27.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Urban-type settlements in Belarus

Belarusian Ridge

The Belarusian Ridge (Russian: Белорусская гряда, Belaruskaya Gryada) is a line of terminal moraines in the northwest of Belarus. The feature is part of the East European Plain. This ridge, consisting of low, rolling hills, runs for about 500 km in the direction from west-southwest to east-northeast, from the area of the Brest region, which is close to the border of Poland to the Russian town of Smolensk.

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Located at 53.87 26.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Landforms of Belarus, Landforms of Europe, Ridges

Ivyanets

Ivyanets is a township in the Valozhyn Raion of the Minsk Voblast, Belarus. It is located in a hilly and woody area on the river Volma. It has been known since the end of the 15th century as a privately owned settlement of the Sollohub family. Originally known as Givenech, presumably derived from Lithuanian gyventi – "to live".

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Located at 53.88 26.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Minsk Region, Urban-type settlements in Belarus