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Orlovshchina Destination Guide

Delve into Orlovshchina in Belarus

Orlovshchina in the region of Vitsyebskaya Voblastsʼ is a city in Belarus - some 117 mi or ( 189 km ) North-East of Minsk , the country's capital .

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Current time in Orlovshchina is now 03:15 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Daugavpils, Smolensk, Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, and Zubrevichy. While being here, make sure to check out Daugavpils . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Orlovshchina ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Orsha

Orsha is a city in Belarus in Vitebsk voblast on the fork of the Dnieper and Arshytsa rivers.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 54.47 30.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cities in Belarus, Orsha, Populated places established in the 11th century, Populated places in Vitebsk Region, Shtetls

Balbasovo

Balbasovo (also given as Balbasava, Bolbasovo, Orsha Southwest, and Orsha) is a long-range bomber air base in Belarus, located 11 km southwest of Orsha. It has a long runway, large tarmac area, and 30 large revetments. A remote revetment area contains 5 bomber pads and probably 5 fighter pads. It was home to 402 TBAP (402nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying Tupolev Tu-22M3 (Backfire) aircraft as recently as 1991. The 402 TBAP's division headquarters were 326 TBAD at Soltsy-2.

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Located at 54.44 30.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Airports in Belarus, Military installations of Belarus, Soviet Air Force bases, Soviet Long Range Aviation