Radashkovichy

Radashkovichy Радашковічы (Belarusian) Радошковичи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
Flag Coat of arms
Radashkovichy Location of Radashkovichy, shown within Minsk Region
Coordinates: 54°9′N 27°14′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Minsk Region
District	Maladzyechna District
Population  (2023)
• Total	6,225
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Radashkovichy (Belarusian: Радашковічы, romanized: Radaškovičy; Russian: Радошковичи, romanized: Radoshkovichi; Polish: Radoszkowicze; Lithuanian: Radaškonys) is an urban-type settlement in Maladzyechna District, Minsk Region, Belarus. As of 2023, it has a population of 6,225.

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

History

As part of the Russian Empire, Radashkovichy belonged to the Vileysky Uyezd of the Vilna Governorate.

Coat of arms

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

Language

• Language according to the Imperial census of 1897.

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	0.1	2	1
Total	2 615	100.0	1 251	1 364

Sources

• The First General Census of the Russian Empire of 1897. Breakdown of population by mother tongue and districts in 50 Governorates of the European Russia (1777 territorial units)