| Chysts
Чысць (Belarusian) Чисть (Russian)Chist | |
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| Settlement | |
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  Chysts | |
| Coordinates: 54°16′06″N 27°06′32″E / 54.26833°N 27.10889°E / 54.26833; 27.10889 | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Maladzyechna District |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Population | 5,422 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Chysts or Chist (Belarusian: Чысць, romanized: Čysć; Russian: Чисть) is a settlement in Maladzyechna District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chysts selsoviet. The population is 5,422 (2010 estimate).
History
Chysts was founded in 1955 as a work settlement attached to the local peat mining factory, which was active until 1980s, before the peat run out. Since late 1980s the town is primarily known as a location of Zabudova, one of the biggest building material manufacturings in Belarus.
Notable people
- Siaržuk Vituška (1965–2012), prominent figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer.
References
- Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 296. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
- "Molodechno Raion tourist route". Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- Chist overview
- "Вітушка Сяргей" [Siaržuk Vituška]. slounik.org (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
External links
- Chist at tut.by
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