Minsk

Also known as Мінск, Менск, Минск, Mińsk, Minskas, Mensk, Miensk

Minsk (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk region and Minsk district. it has a population of about two million, making Minsk the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

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Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, with a population of about two million people, making it one of Europe's most populous cities. As an administrative capital of major regional organizations including the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Union, Minsk plays an important role in governance and cooperation across Eastern Europe and beyond.

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city
Settlement.name: Minsk
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Minsk, Belarus.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Minsk.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 95
Settlement.shield_size: 60
Settlement.map_caption: Interactive map of Minsk
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Vladimir Kukharev
Settlement.governing_body: Minsk City Council of Deputies
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1067
Settlement.area_blank1_title: Total
Settlement.area_total_km2: 409.53

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Менск
Demonym: Minskoise
Award: Order of Lenin
Country: Soviet Union
Located in: Belarus
Contains: Frunzyenski District
Continent: Europe
Official language: Russian
Population: 1995091
Area: 409.500
Elevation: 280
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Cna river
Head of government: Uładzimier Kucharaw
Shares border with: Minsk Region
Official website: minsk.gov.by
Image: Мінск. Сквер па плошчы Незалежнасці.jpg
Dialing code: +375 17
Licence plate code: 8
Flag: flag of Minsk
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Minsk

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language used: Belarusian
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/minsk/index.htm
twinned administrative body: Gaziantep
Commons category: Minsk
enclave within: Minsk Region
topic's main category: Category:Minsk
time of earliest written record: 1067-00-00
postal code: 220001–220141
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Minsk
category of associated people: Category:People from Minsk
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Commons gallery: Minsk
native label: Менск
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Minsk
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Minsk
transliteration or transcription: Minsk
category for people born here: Category:Births in Minsk
P8168: Boulengerula niedeni
P6482: Minsk
inception: 1067-00-00
category for honorary citizens of entity: Q7981214
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
member of: League of Historical Cities
entry in abbreviations table: Мн.
P12749: Sicily

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Encyclopedic overview

49 sections

Contents

Etymology and historical names
History
Early history
Late medieval and early modern era
Russian rule
20th century
Recent developments
Geography
Climate
Ecological situation
Demographics
Languages
Religion
Crime
Economy
Industry
Unemployment
Government and administrative divisions
Culture
Churches
Cemeteries
Theatres
Museums
Recreation areas
Sports
Football
Ice hockey
Handball
Basketball
International sporting events
Transportation
Local transport
Rapid transit
Railway and intercity bus
Cycling
Airports
Education
Major higher educational institutions
Honors
Notable people
Musicians
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

First mentioned in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk, an appanage of the Principality of Polotsk, before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, after the Russian Revolution, Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became a republic of the Soviet Union in 1922. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Minsk became the capital of the newly independent Republic of Belarus.

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