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Agrotown in Minsk Region, Belarus Agrotown in Minsk Region, Belarus
Loshnitsa Лошніца (Belarusian)
Лошница (Russian)
Agrotown
Loshnitsa is located in BelarusLoshnitsaLoshnitsa
Coordinates: 54°16′34″N 28°45′48″E / 54.27611°N 28.76333°E / 54.27611; 28.76333
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictBarysaw District
First mentioned1563
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Loshnitsa (Belarusian: Лошніца, romanized: Lošnica; Russian: Лошница) is an agrotown in Barysaw District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Loshnitsa selsoviet. It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east from Barysaw and 96 kilometres (60 mi) from Minsk.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1563 as part of Barysaw starost in Vitebsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1793, it was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire.

During the French invasion of Russia in 1812, the French army led by Nicolas Oudinot captured the settlement at the Battle of Loschniza on 23 November.

References

  1. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 74. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
  2. "Лошницкий сельсовет (Борисовский район, Минская область) Список населенных пунктов". www.radzima.net.
  3. ^ Bianko 1999, p. 352.
  4. Mikaberidze, Alexander (19 August 2010). The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape. Casemate Publishers. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-84884-944-0.

Bibliography

  • Bianko, U. U. (1999). Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 9: Кулібін — Малаіта. Minsk: Беларуская энцыклапедыя. pp. 352–353. ISBN 985-11-0155-9.
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