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Polatsk

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Also known as Polotsk, Polockas, Polazk, Połack, Polozk, Polazak, Polatsak, Polack

Polotsk, or Polatsk, is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Dvina River and serves as the administrative center of Polotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2025, it has a population of 79,285.

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Polotsk is a town in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus, located on the Dvina River and serving as the administrative center for Polotsk District. With a population of about 79,000 people, it is connected by air through Polotsk Airport and has strategic importance as a regional hub.

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Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Polotsk
Settlement.other_name: Polatsk
Settlement.image_skyline: Polack Montage (2017).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of the city of Polotsk Belarus.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Połack, Belarus.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150
Settlement.shield_size: 75
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Polotsk in Belarus
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Vitebsk Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Polotsk District
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Official name: Полацк
Country: Belarus
Located in: Principality of Polotsk
Population: 79105
Area: 36.74
Elevation: 126
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Daugava
Shares border with: Polotsk District
Official website: polotsk.vitebsk-region.gov.by
Image: Polack Montage (2017).jpg
Dialing code: +375 214
Licence plate code: 2
Patron saint: Euphrosyne of Polotsk
Significant event: Siege of Polotsk

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twinned administrative body: Kursk
Commons category: Polotsk
topic's main category: Category:Polotsk
category for people born here: Q8068611
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Polotsk
time of earliest written record: 0862-01-01
category of associated people: Category:People from Polotsk
postal code: 211422
Commons gallery: Полацк
category for people buried here: Q7977622
inception: 0780-00-00
native label: Полацк
P8168: David Füleki

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Polotsk, or Polatsk, is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Dvina River and serves as the administrative center of Polotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2025, it has a population of 79,285.

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