Machulishi

Mačuliščy / Mačuliši Мачулішчы / Мачулищи
Orthodox church of St. Pantaleon
Mačuliščy / Mačuliši Мачулішчы / Мачулищи Location of Uzda
Coordinates: 53°46′53″N 27°35′45″E / 53.78139°N 27.59583°E / 53.78139; 27.59583
Country Voblast Raion	Belarus Minsk Voblast Minsk Raion
Founded	1590
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	7,300
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
License plate	5

Machulishi (Belarusian: Мачулішчы, Machulishchy - Russian: Мачулищи) is a municipality and urban-type settlement in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region. It is part of the Minsk Raion and its population, as of 2010, was of 7,300.^[1]

History

The town was first mentioned in 1590. In 1997 it received the status of "urban-type settlement" (Городской посёлок).

Geography

Situated in southern suburb of Minsk, Machulishi is part of its urban area and one of its main towns also with Zaslawye and Fanipol. It is served by a railway station on the Minsk-Babruysk-Gomel and by the M1 highway.

Photogallery

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  Railway station

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  Multi-storeyed buildings

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  Memorial obelisk devoted to World War II veterans

References

External links

Media related to Machulishi at Wikimedia Commons

v d e Towns and municipalities of Minsk Raion (Minsk Voblast, Belarus) Borzdyn Moloyo · Butsevichi · Chuchany · Gorodzishko (Kolodishansky) · Gorodzishko (Shomyslitsky) · Gotovo · Ignatichi · Karalishovichi · Kosin · Machulishi · Minsk (autonomous city) · Novoye Polye · Novy Dvor Bolodkovichov · Novy Dvor Bungenov · Obchok · Onopol · Ostroshitski · Ostroshitski Gorodok · Papernya · Potomka · Pryluki · Pyatsovshchina · Rovbitsi · Rusinovitsi · Senitsa · Solomorechcho · Somokhvolovitsi · Stayki · Staroye Selo · Strochitsy-Ozertso · Syomkov · Syomkov Gorodok · Torosov · Tsna · Vyovkabitsi · Zamastochcho · Zaslawye

Coordinates: 53°46′53″N 27°35′45″E / 53.78139°N 27.59583°E / 53.78139; 27.59583