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Village in Minsk Region, Belarus

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Village in Minsk Region, Belarus
Rahava Рагава (Belarusian)
Village
Rahava is located in BelarusRahavaRahava
Coordinates: 54°7′33″N 27°17′59″E / 54.12583°N 27.29972°E / 54.12583; 27.29972
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictMinsk District
Population
 • Total71
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Rahava or Rogovo (Belarusian: Рагава; Russian: Рогово) is a village in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is part of Sharshuny selsoviet; previously it served as the administrative center of Rahava selsoviet. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the capital Minsk.

History

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Greek-Catholic church of St. George was built here in 1814 by landowner Wołodkowicz.

Parishioners-Uniates converted to Orthodoxy in 1839, since 1868 has been a transition of Catholics.

Newer stone church of St. Constantine and Elena, built at government expense, was consecrated on 8 September 1869.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Минский районный исполнительный комитет - Шершунский сельсовет". mrik.gov.by (in Russian).
  3. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 315. ISBN 985-458-054-7.

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