Sharshuny (agrotown)

Coordinates: 54°10′55″N 27°21′38″E / 54.18194°N 27.36056°E / 54.18194; 27.36056
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Sharshuny
Шаршуны (Belarusian)
Шершуны (Russian)
Sharshuny is located in Belarus
Sharshuny
Sharshuny
Coordinates: 54°10′55″N 27°21′38″E / 54.18194°N 27.36056°E / 54.18194; 27.36056
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictMinsk District
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total525
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Sharshuny (Belarusian: Шаршуны, romanizedŠaršuny; Russian: Шершуны, romanizedShershuny) is an agrotown in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is administratively part of Sharshuny selsoviet;[2] previously it was part of the former Rahava selsoviet.[3] It is located two kilometres (1.2 mi) from the village of Sharshuny and 23 kilometres (14 mi) from the Minsk Ring Road, north of the capital Minsk.[1] In 1997, it had a population of 502.[1] In 2010, it had a population of 525.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т. 8: Мінская вобласць, кн. 3. Minsk: Беларуская Энцыклапедыя імя Петруся Броўкі. 2012. p. 473. ISBN 978-985-11-0636-9.
  2. ^ "Решение Минского районного Совета депутатов от 13.02.2014 г. № 371 «Об отнесении сельского населенного пункта к агрогородку» – Pravo.by". pravo.by (in Russian).
  3. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 317. ISBN 985-458-054-7.