Varapayeva
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  Varapayeva | |
| Coordinates: 55°08′34″N 27°12′08″E / 55.14278°N 27.20222°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Pastavy District |
| Population (2023)
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| • Total | 2,219 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
Varapayeva ( Belarusian: Варапаева, romanized: Varapajeva; Russian: Воропаево, romanized: Voropayevo) is an urban-type settlement in Pastavy District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. [2] As of 2023, it has a population of 2,219. [1]
History
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Woropajewo, as it was known in Polish, was part of Poland in the interwar period. According to the 1921 census, the population was 50.1% Polish, 38.7% Belarusian, and 7.3% Jewish. [3]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards, which eventually annexed it from Poland in 1945.
References
- ^ a b "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 1 January 2024.
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 334. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 36.
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Varapayeva
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Varapayeva | |
| Coordinates: 55°08′34″N 27°12′08″E / 55.14278°N 27.20222°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Pastavy District |
| Population (2023)
[1] | |
| • Total | 2,219 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
Varapayeva ( Belarusian: Варапаева, romanized: Varapajeva; Russian: Воропаево, romanized: Voropayevo) is an urban-type settlement in Pastavy District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. [2] As of 2023, it has a population of 2,219. [1]
History
Woropajewo, as it was known in Polish, was part of Poland in the interwar period. According to the 1921 census, the population was 50.1% Polish, 38.7% Belarusian, and 7.3% Jewish. [3]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards, which eventually annexed it from Poland in 1945.
References
- ^ a b "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 1 January 2024.
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 334. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 36.
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