Khalopyenichy

Coordinates: 54°31′00″N 28°58′00″E / 54.51667°N 28.96667°E / 54.51667; 28.96667
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Khalopyenichy
Халопенічы (Belarusian)
Urban-type settlement
Khalopyenichy is located in Belarus
Khalopyenichy
Khalopyenichy
Coordinates: 54°31′00″N 28°58′00″E / 54.51667°N 28.96667°E / 54.51667; 28.96667
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictKrupki District
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,370
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Khalopyenichy[a] (Belarusian: Халопенічы, romanized: Chalopieničy;[b] Russian: Холопеничи, romanized: Kholopenichi; Lithuanian: Cholopeničiai) is an urban-type settlement in Krupki District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 1,370.[1]

History[edit]

First mentioned in 1451, Khalopyenichy belonged to Vitebsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from 1569, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), and later to Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire.

Notable people[edit]

  • Adam Bahdanovič (1862–1940), Belarusian ethnographer. Many of the folk tales and customs he recorded come from Khalopyenichy, and in particular from his maternal grandmother, the local storyteller Ruzala Aśmak.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ BGN/PCGN romanization.
  2. ^ Official transliteration.

References[edit]

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  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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