Radashkovichy

Radashkovichy
Радашковічы (Belarusian)
Радошковичи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Radashkovichy
Flag
Coat of arms of Radashkovichy
Coat of arms
Radashkovichy is located in Belarus
Radashkovichy
Radashkovichy
Location of Radashkovichy, shown within Minsk Region
Coordinates: 54°9′N 27°14′E / 54.150°N 27.233°E / 54.150; 27.233
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictMaladzyechna District
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total6,214
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Radashkovichy[a] (Belarusian: Радашковічы, romanized: Radaškovičy;[b] Russian: Радошковичи, romanized: Radoshkovichi; Polish: Radoszkowicze; Lithuanian: Radaškonys) is an urban-type settlement in Maladzyechna District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 6,214.[1]

A watershed of the Vilyeyka-Minsk water system is located nearby.

History

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Holy Trinity church in the 1930s

Radoszkowicze was a royal town, administratively located in the Mińsk County in the Mińsk Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[2] In 1708, during the Great Northern War, King Charles XII of Sweden stayed in the town for 11 weeks.[2]

Following the Second Partition of Poland (1793), it was annexed by the Russian Empire, within which it belonged to the Vileysky Uyezd of the Vilna Governorate. In the interbellum, it was part of reborn Poland, within which it was administratively located in the Wilno District 1919–1920, then the Nowogródek Voivodeship in 1921–1922, Wilno Land in 1922–1926, and Wilno Voivodeship afterwards.

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union, which annexed it from Poland in 1945. The Germans operated a forced labour camp for Jews in the town.[3]

Coat of arms

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On February 23, 1792, the coat of arms was received.

The arms was mentioned in confirmation royal privilege of February 23, 1792. On the arms in a silver background it is represented the stoning of Saint Stephen. In privilege of 1792 the arms is represented in a round shield, there was a version in a baroque shield later. The arms was registered by authorities of Belarus on December 23, 1999.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18591,223—    
18661,125−8.0%
18972,615+132.4%
19212,459−6.0%
19312,574+4.7%
20236,225+141.8%
Sources:[2][4][5][6]
  • Nationality according to the 1921 Polish census:[7]
Nationality Number percentage (%)
Jews 1 207 49.1
Poles 1 002 40.7
Belarusians 234 9.5
Other 16[8] 0.65
Total 2 459 100.0

Language

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Language Number percentage (%) males females
Jewish 1 515 57.9 725 790
Polish 521 19.9 254 276
Belarusian 500 19.1 224 276
Russian 76 2.9 46 30
Other 3[10] 0.1 2 1
Total 2 615 100.0 1 251 1 364

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX (in Polish). Warszawa. 1888. p. 439.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Radaškovicy". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Vileyka district - the city of Radashkovichy". Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 200.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 78.
  8. ^ 9 Tatars, 6 Russians, 1 Estonian.
  9. ^ Первая Всеобщая перепись населения Российской империи, 1897 г. (in Russian). Vol. IV. 1903. pp. 56–59.
  10. ^ Two Romanian speakers and one Hungarian speaker.
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