Vysokaye
| Vysokaye Высокае |
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| Coordinates: 52°22′7″N 23°22′50″E / 52.36861°N 23.38056°E | |||
| Country |  Belarus |
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| Voblast | Brest Voblast | ||
| Raion | Kamenets Raion | ||
| Mentioned | 14th century | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 5,200 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 225217 | ||
| Area code(s) | +375 1643 | ||
| License plate | 1 | ||
Vysokaye (Belarusian: Высокае; Ukrainian: Високе, Vysoke; Polish: Wysokie, Wysokie Litewskie; Russian: Высокое) is a town in Brest Voblast, Belarus.
It is at an altitude of 524 feet. The approximate population for a 7 kilometer area from this point is 2300 people. There is a conflicting report that in 1991 the population was 5000 people. This city has a railway station on the Brest line.
Vysokaye means "heights" (same as Polish: Wysokie), as in Wysokie Litewskie (Lithuanian Heights)
There are various spellings of this Shtetl to include, but not be limited to: Hyssoke, Litowan, Litowsvan, Vishuker, Visoke DeLita, Visoko Sitoromos, Visoky Litovsk, Vosokie Litew, Vysokaje, Vysoke DeLita, Vysoke Litevske, Vysoko Litevks, Vysoko Litovsk, Vysokoe, Vysokoye, Wishko, Wisoke Litovsk, Wisoki, Wisoki Dalita, Wisokie Litofsk, Wisokie Litovsk, Wisoko Litowsk, Wissokie, Wysoke Litewski, Wysoki Litewskie, Wysokie Litewskie, Wysokie Litowski, Wysoky.
[edit] References
- Staff (1978). Encyclopaedia Judaica, "Vysokoye". Keter Pub. House. p. 233.
- Room, Adrian (1979). Place-Name Changes Since 1900: a world gazetteer. Scarecrow Press. p. 176.
[edit] External links
- (Polish) Wysokie Litewskie in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1895)
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