Muravanka

Muravanka

Мураванка (Belarusian)
Muravanka Мураванка (Belarusian)
Village
	Muravanka
	Coordinates: 53°41′54″N 25°00′11″E / 53.69833°N 25.00306°E
Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
District	Shchuchyn District
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	176
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Area code	+375 1514

Muravanka (Belarusian: Мураванка; Russian: Мурованка, romanized: Murovanka) is a village in Shchuchyn District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It is part of Mazheykava selsoviet.^[1]

The village is famous for its fortified church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Name[edit]

The village received its name after the brick walls of the church.

History[edit]

Since foundation in the 16th century Muravanka was a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1795 the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was partitioned between Russia, Prussia and Austria and the village became a part of the Russian Empire. After World War I it's a place in Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic and after World War 2 it was returned to Belarus.

References[edit]

^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 372. ISBN 985-458-098-9.

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[enc-1] Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 372. ISBN 985-458-098-9.

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