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Also known as Oboltsy, Oboltzi, Obolce, Obl'tsy, Obĺtsy, Abol'cy, Abol'tsy

Aboltsy (; ) is an agrotown in Talachyn District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located west-northwest of Orsha. It serves as the administrative center of Aboltsy selsoviet. In 1994, it had a population of 450.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Aboltsy
Settlement.settlement_type
Agrotown
Settlement.image_skyline
Abolcy, Uniebaŭziaćcia. Абольцы, Унебаўзяцьця (K. Skurevič, 1916).jpg
Settlement.shield_size
75px
Settlement.flag_size
150px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Belarus
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Minsk Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Talachyn District
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1385
Settlement.population_as_of
1994
Settlement.population_total
450
Settlement.timezone
MSK

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Aboltsy (; ) is an agrotown in Talachyn District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located west-northwest of Orsha. It serves as the administrative center of Aboltsy selsoviet. In 1994, it had a population of 450.

==History== Aboltsy is first mentioned in 1385 under the name Obolchi (Оболчи) as belonging to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the List of Russian Cities, Far and Near. In the 15th and early 16th century, it was the center of a powiat within the land of Vitebsk. Following the administrative reforms of 1565–1566, it belonged to the county of Orsha within Vitebsk Voivodeship.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aboĺcy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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