Rahava
Rahava
Рагава (Belarusian) | |
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Village | |
  Rahava | |
| Coordinates: 54°7′33″N 27°17′59″E / 54.12583°N 27.29972°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Minsk District |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 71 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Rahava or Rogovo (Belarusian: Рагава; Russian: Рогово) is a village in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is part of Sharshuny selsoviet;[2] previously it served as the administrative center of Rahava selsoviet.[3] It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the capital Minsk.
History[edit]
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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[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Минский районный исполнительный комитет - Шершунский сельсовет". mrik.gov.by (in Russian).
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 315. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
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