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Mscislaŭ
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Also known as Mstislavlis, Mścisław, Mstislavl

Mstislaw or Mstislavl is a town in Mogilev Region, in eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mstsislaw District. In 2009, its population was 10,804. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,959.

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Settlement.official_name
Mstsislaw
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.other_name
Mstislavl
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Торговые ряды начало 20 века.jpg
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The trading arcade, 19th century
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Flag_of_Mstislau,_Belarus.jpg
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Coat of Arms of Mscisłaŭ, Belarus.png
Settlement.flag_size
150
Settlement.shield_size
75
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Mstsislaw, shown within Mogilev Region
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Mogilev Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Mstsislaw District
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Belarus
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Wikidata facts

Official name
Мсціслаў
Population
9753
Elevation
203
Official website
mstislavl.gov.by
Image
Мсьціслаў, кармяліцкі касьцёл.jpg
Dialing code
+375 2240
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Commons category
Mscislaŭ
postal code
213470
transliteration or transcription
Mscislaŭ
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
Amścislaŭ
native label
Мсціслаў
time of earliest written record
1156-00-00
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Mstislaw or Mstislavl is a town in Mogilev Region, in eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mstsislaw District. In 2009, its population was 10,804. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,959.

==History== thumb|left|Mstsislaw in the 1870s Mstislavl was first mentioned in the Ipatiev Chronicle in 1156. It was initially a part of the Principality of Smolensk, but had become the capital of the Principality of Mstislavl by 1180. In the Middle Ages, it was the seat of the Mstislavsky princely family. Pyotr Mstislavets is believed to have been born in Mstislavl.

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