Vetka
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Vyetka or Vetka (; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It is situated on the bank of the Sozh River, and serves as the administrative center of Vyetka District. As of 2025, it has a population of 8,580.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Vetka is referenced by 64 other articles, and connects out to Gomel Region, Dobrush and Vietka District.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including 1685 establishments in Europe, Holocaust locations in Belarus and Populated places established in 1685.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vyetka
- Settlement.native_name
- Ветка
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vetka3.JPG
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Vietka,_Belarus.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Vietka, Belarus.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gomel Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vyetka District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 8,580
- Settlement.timezone
- MSK
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ветка
- Population
- 8510
- Area
- 8.913245
- Elevation
- 125
- Official website
- vetka.gov.by
- Image
- Vetka3.JPG
- Dialing code
- +375 2330
- Licence plate code
- 3
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- Commons category
- Vietka
- postal code
- 247131
- romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
- Vietka
- time of earliest written record
- 1685-00-00
- inception
- 1685-00-00
- native label
- Ветка
- Belarus Globe URL
- globustut.by/vetka/index.htm
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- 17th to 18th centuries
- 19th to 20th centuries
- Economy
- Attractions
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Vyetka or Vetka (; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It is situated on the bank of the Sozh River, and serves as the administrative center of Vyetka District. As of 2025, it has a population of 8,580.
It was established in 1685 by the Old Believer Priest Group (a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church) who were known as the Theodesians and who had migrated from Central Russia. At the time it was founded, Vyetka was on the territory of the Great Duchy of Lithuania.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vetka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
3 mapped locations