Muravanka
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Muravanka
Мураванка ( UTC+3 (MSK) | |
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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
The village received its name after the brick walls of the church.
History
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
- ISBN 985-458-098-9.
External links
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