Loshnitsa
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Coordinates: 54°16′34″N 28°45′48″E / 54.27611°N 28.76333°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Minsk Region |
District | Barysaw District |
First mentioned | 1563 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
Loshnitsa ( Belarusian: Лошніца, romanized: Lošnica; [1] Russian: Лошница) is an agrotown in Barysaw District, Minsk Region, Belarus. [1] It serves as the administrative center of Loshnitsa selsoviet. [1] [2] [3] It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east from Barysaw and 96 kilometres (60 mi) from Minsk. [3]
The settlement was first mentioned in 1563 as part of Barysaw starost in Vitebsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. [3] In 1793, it was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire. [3]
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. [4]
Loshnitsa
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Coordinates: 54°16′34″N 28°45′48″E / 54.27611°N 28.76333°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Minsk Region |
District | Barysaw District |
First mentioned | 1563 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
Loshnitsa ( Belarusian: Лошніца, romanized: Lošnica; [1] Russian: Лошница) is an agrotown in Barysaw District, Minsk Region, Belarus. [1] It serves as the administrative center of Loshnitsa selsoviet. [1] [2] [3] It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east from Barysaw and 96 kilometres (60 mi) from Minsk. [3]
The settlement was first mentioned in 1563 as part of Barysaw starost in Vitebsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. [3] In 1793, it was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire. [3]
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. [4]