Former Baranovichi Law Institute, Now a constituent part of Baranovichi State University

Baranovichi. Fountain at Central Square

Ballistic missile on display in Baranovichi

Baranovichi (Belarusian: Баранавiчы, Baranavichy; Russian: Барановичи, Baranovichi; Polish: Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest Province of western Belarus with a population (as of 1995) of 173,000. It is a significant railway junction and home to a state university. Image File history File links Baranavicy_coat_of_arms. ... Brest voblast is one of the administrative regions in the Republic of Belarus located in the south-west of Belarus bordering on Poland and Ukraine. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ...

History

The village of Baranowicze as it was originally called, was first mentioned in 1706 as a private property of a Polish family named Rozwadowski. In the late 18th century, in the effect of the Partitions of Poland, the town became part of the Russian Empire. In 1870's the locality became an important railway junction, on the crossing of Warsaw-Moscow and Vilnia-Lviv lines. Soon the village started to grow and by 1883 it became a town of almost 2 000 inhabitants. In 1897 the town had already 4 600 inhabitants (ca. 50% Jews). Events March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia May 23 - Battle of Ramillies September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Partitions of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Polish: Rozbiór Polski or Rozbiory Polski; Lithuanian: Lietuvos-Lenkijos padalijimai, Belarusian: Падзелы Рэчы Паспалітай) took place in the 18th century and ended the existence of the sovereign Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Vilnius city municipality. ... “Lvov” redirects here. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

During the Polish-Soviet war it was seized by Poland. In 1919 it received the city rights. In 1921 Baranowicze had over 11 000 inhabitants (67% of Jews, with the rest being mostly Belarusians, Poles and Russians). Soon the town started to grow and became an important centre of trade and commerce for the area. The town's Orthodox cathedral was built in the Neoclassical style in 1924-31; it was decorated with mosaics that had survived the demolition of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Warsaw. The town was also an important military garrison, with one KOP Cavalry Brigade and one Cavalry Brigade of the Polish Army stationed there. Because of the fast growth of local industry, in 1938 a local branch of the Polish Radio was opened there. In 1939 Baranovichi had almost 30 000 inhabitants and was the biggest and the most important city in the Nowogródek Voivodship. Combatants Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Republic of Poland Ukrainian Peoples Republic Commanders Mikhail Tukhachevsky Semyon Budyonny Józef PiÅ‚sudski Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Strength 950,000 combatants 5,000,000 reserves 360,000 combatants 738,000 reserves Casualties Dead estimated at 100,000... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Town privileges was an important feature of European towns during most of the 2nd millenium. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Cathedral of Vilnius (1783), by Laurynas Gucevičius. ... Photograph of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Warsaw shortly after completion in 1912. ... Border Protection Corps (Polish: , KOP) was a Polish military unit created in 1924 for defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits. ... Polish Army (Polish Wojsko Polskie) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. ... Polish Radio and Television (Polish: Polskie Radio i Telewizja) is a public-service broadcaster in Poland. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nowogródek Voivodship (Polish województwo nowogródzkie) was an unit of administrative division of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Poland between 15th century and 1795 and then between 1919 and 1939, with the capital in the town of Nowogródek. ...

After the Polish Defensive War of 1939 the town was occupied by the Soviet Union. The local Jewish population of 9 000 was joined by approximately 3 000 Jewish refugees from the Polish areas occupied by Germany. After the start of Operation Barbarossa the town was seized by the Wehrmacht on June 25, 1941. In August of the same year a ghetto was created in the town, with more than 12 000 Jews kept in tragic conditions in six buildings at the outskirts. Between March 4 and December 14, 1942, the entire Jewish population of the ghetto was sent to various German concentration camps and killed in gas chambers. Only approximately 250 survived the war. Combatants Poland Germany Soviet Union Slovakia Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North), Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South), Mikhail Kovalev (Belorussian Front), Semyon Timoshenko (Ukrainian Front), Ferdinand ÄŒatloÅ¡ (Field Army Bernolák) Strength 39 divisions, 16 brigades, 4,300 guns, 880 tanks, 400 aircraft Total... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Germany Romania Finland Italy Hungary Slovakia  Soviet Union Commanders Adolf Hitler Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb Fedor von Bock Gerd von Rundstedt Heinz Guderian Günther von Kluge Franz Halder Maresal Ion Antonescu C.G.E. Mannerheim Giovanni Messe, CSIR Italo Garibaldi, ARMIR Joseph Stalin Kliment Voroshilov Semyon Timoshenko Fyodor... The straight-armed Balkenkreuz, a stylized version of the Iron Cross, the emblem of the Wehrmacht. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background live as a group in seclusion, voluntarily or involuntarily. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also the related article on Nazi concentration camps The following is a list of German concentration camps during World War II. are marked with pink, while major concentration camps of are marked with blue. ... For other uses, see Gas chamber (disambiguation). ...

The town was occupied by the Red Army on July 8, 1944. After the World War II the town became part of the Soviet Union and the Byelorussian SSR and started to be referred to under its Russian name of Baranovichi. In this time an intensive industrialization took place. In 1991 it became part of the independent Belarus. For other organizations known as the Red Army, see Red Army (disambiguation). ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... State motto: Belarusian: Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся! Translation: Workers of the world, unite! Capital Minsk Official language Belarusian, Russian Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until January 1, 1919 December 30, 1922 August 25, 1991 Area  - Total  - Water (%) Ranked 6th in the USSR 207,600 km² negligible Population  - Total   - Density Ranked 5th in the USSR... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Presently, Baranovichi has several twin cities among which you can find Heinola (Finland), Stockerau (Austria), Biała-Podliaska (Poland), Mytishchi (Russia) and others.

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v • d • e Subdivisions of Brest Voblast, Belarus
Raions	Baranavichy City • Baranavichy Raion • Byaroza City • Biaroza Raion • Brest City • Brest Raion • Drahichyn Raion • Hantsavichy Raion • Ivanava Raion • Ivatsevichy Raion • Kamenets Raion • Kobryn City • Kobryn Raion • Lyakhavichy Raion • Luninets Raion • Malaryta Raion • Pinsk City • Pinsk Raion • Pruzhany Raion • Stolin Raion • Zhabinka Raion
Cities	Belaazyorsk • Brest • Baranovichi • Biaroza • Davyd-Haradok • Drahichyn • Kamyanyets • Kobryn • Ivatsevichy • Kosava • Luninets • Ivanava • Hantsavichy • Lyahavichy • Malaryta • Mikashevichy • Pinsk • Pruzhany • Stolin • Vysokaye • Zhabinka

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Brest (Belarusian: , Russian: , Polish: ; Alternative names), formerly Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk, is a city (population 290,000 in 2004) in Belarus close to the Polish border where the Western Bug and Mukhavets Rivers meet. ... Coat of arms Brest Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Drahichyn Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Hantsavichy Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Ivanava Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Image:Coat of Arms of Ivasevichy, Belarus. ... Image:Coat of Arms of Kamenets, Belarus. ... Kobryn (Belarusian: Ко́брынь, Ко́брын; Polish: KobryÅ„; Russian: Ко́брин) is a city in the Brest voblast of Belarus and the center of the Kobryn District. ... Coat of arms Kobryn Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Lyakhavichy Raion (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Location in Belarus Luninets Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Malaryta Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... For other uses, see Pinsk (disambiguation). ... Coat of arms Pinsk Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Pruzhany Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Stolin Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Zhabinka Raion (Žabinka) is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Coat of arms Belaazyorsk (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Brest (Belarusian: , Russian: , Polish: ; Alternative names), formerly Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk, is a city (population 290,000 in 2004) in Belarus close to the Polish border where the Western Bug and Mukhavets Rivers meet. ... Biaroza (Belarusian: Бяро́за also Бяро́за-Карту́ская, Russian: Берёза, Polish: Bereza Kartuska) is a town of 31 000 inhabitants (1995) in Western Belarus in Brest voblast, center of the Biaroza rayon. ... Davyd-Haradok (Belarusian: ; Polish: ; Russian: ) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Drahičyn (Belarusian: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Drahičyn district. ... Kamianiec (also spelled Kamenets) (Belarusian: Камяне́ц) is a town in the Brest oblast of Belarus and the center of the Kamianiec District. ... Kobryn (Belarusian: Ко́брынь, Ко́брын; Polish: KobryÅ„; Russian: Ко́брин) is a city in the Brest voblast of Belarus and the center of the Kobryn District. ... Ivacevičy (Belarusian: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Ivacevičy district. ... Coat of arms Kosava (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; also known as Mereszowszczyzna, Kossovo, Kosow, Kossov, Kossow, and Kossuv) is a small town in the Ivasevichy Raion in the Brest Province of Belarus, located at . ... Luninets (Belarusian: , Polish: ) is a town and administrative centre for the Luninets district in Brest Province, Belarus, before which it was in Poland (1540-1793, 1920-1939) and Russia and the Soviet Union (1793-1920, 1939-1941, 1944-1991). ... Ivanava or Janava (Belarusian: , Polish: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Ivanava district. ... Hancavičy (Belarusian: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Hancavičy district. ... Lyahavichy is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Malaryta is a city in Malaryta Raion in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Mikashevichy (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... For other uses, see Pinsk (disambiguation). ... Coat of arms Pruzhany (Belarusian: , Polish: ) is a town in Brest Voblast, Belarus. ... Stolin (Belarusian: Сто́лін; Russian: Сто́лин) is an old city, that grew up at the heart of Palesse on the river Horyn (Goryn), at the intersection of three roads, one leading northwards to Pinsk, two others eastwards to Davyd... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Zhabinka (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...