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Магілёў Mahilyow Могилёв Mogilyov
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Location of Mahilyow, shown within the Mahilyow Voblast
Coordinates: 53°55′N 30°21′E / 53.917, 30.35
Country Subdivision	Belarus Mahilyow
Founded	1267
Government
- Mayor	Viktor Shorikov
Population (2004)
- Total	365.102
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
License plate	6
Website: [1]

Mogilev, or Mahilyow (Belarusian: Магілёў, IPA: [maʝi'lʲou̯]; Łacinka: Mahiloŭ; Polish: Mohylów; Russian: Могилёв, translit. Mogilev, Mogilyov; Latin: Mohilovia) is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 km from the border with Russia's Smolensk oblast and about 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk oblast. It has more than 367,788 inhabitants (2007 estimate).^[1] It is the centre of Mahilyow voblast and the third largest city in Belarus. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixels, file size: 695 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_MahiloÅ­,_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 727 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (966 × 797 pixels, file size: 31 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From german wiki - http://de. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Regions of Belarus ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... The Belarusian Latin alphabet (also known as Latsinka (in BGN/PCGN) or Łacinka (in itself), from Belarusian: , informal for the Latin alphabet in general) — the common name of the several historically existing systems of rendering the Belarusian (Cyrillic) text in Latin script. ... For romanization of Russian on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Romanization of Russian. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... A view of Smolensk in 1912. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Regions of Belarus ...

History

Drawing by Napoleon Orda, 1877

The city was founded in 1267. Since 14th century a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after the Union of Lublin and creation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was transferred to The Crown as Mohylew or Mogilew. The city flourished as one of the main nodes of the east-west and north-south trading routes. In 1577 king Stefan Batory granted it with city rights. After the First Partition of Poland it came into the hands of Imperial Russia and was the centre of the Mogilev guberniya. In years 1915-1917, during World War I, the headquarters of the Russian army functioned in the city and the Tsar, Nicholas II, spent long periods here as Commander-in-Chief. In 1918 occupied by Germany and transferred to the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic. In 1919 captured by the forces of Bolshevist Russia and incorporated into Byelorussian SSR. Between 1941 and 1944 under German occupation. Since Belarus gaining its independence in 1991 Mogilev remains one of its principal cities. 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Economy

Mogilev is one of the main economical and industrial centres of Belarus. After World War II a huge metallurgy centre with several major steel mills was built. Also, there were several major factories of cranes, cars, tractors and a chemical plant. The city is home to a major inland port at the Dnieper river and a domestic airport. A modern crawler type derrick crane with outriggers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the river. ...

Sites of interest

The most striking building of Mogilev is the six-pillared St. Stanislaw's Cathedral (picture), built in the Baroque style in 1738-52 and distinguished by its energetic murals. The convent of St. Nicholas (picture) preserves its magnificent cathedral from 1668, as well as original iconostasis, belltower, walls, and gates. Minor landmarks include the archiepiscopal palace and memorial arch, both dating from the 1780s, and the enormous theatre in the blend of the Neo-Renaissance and Russian Revival styles. Baroque architecture, starting in the early 17th century in Italy, took the humanist Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical, theatrical, sculptural fashion, expressing the triumph of absolutist church and state. ... Château de Ferrières 1855 Mentmore Towers English Neo-Renaissance of the 1850s. ... Thons Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, 1839-60 The Russian Revival style (Russian: ) is the generic term for a number of different movements within Russian architecture, that arose in second quarter of the 19th century and was an eclectic melding of pre-Peterine Russian architecture and elements of...

Notable natives of Mogilev

• Leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, physicist
• Issai Schur, mathematician
• Modest Altschuler, orchestra conductor
• Grandparents of former Canadian professional ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky
• Otto Schmidt, scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, academician
• Matest M. Agrest, ethnologist and mathematician
• Mikałaj Sudziłoŭski, revolutionary and scientist
• Lev Polugaevsky, International Grandmaster of chess
• Irving Berlin, American composer
• David Pinski, Yiddish playwright
• Charles Jaffe, emigre American chess Master and writer

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Sister cities

• Kragujevac, Serbia
• Gabrovo, Bulgaria
• Villeurbanne, France

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• Photos on Radzima.org
• Mahilev City Executive Committee
• Historic images of Mogilev
• Jewish Encyclopedia on Moghilef (Mohilev)

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References

	Subdivisions of Mahilyow (Mogilev) Voblast, Belarus
	Raions:	Asipovichy Raion | Bialynichy Raion | Babruysk City | Babruysk Raion | Bychaw Raion | Chavusy Raion | Cherykaw Raion | Hlusk Raion | Horki Raion | Drybin Raion | Kirawsk Raion | Klimavichy Raion | Klichaw Raion | Krasnapolle Raion | Krychaw Raion | Kruhlaye Raion | Kastsyukovichy Raion | Mahilyow City | Mahilyow Raion | Mstsislaw Raion | Slawharad Raion | Hotsimsk Raion | Shklow Raion Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Regions of Belarus ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... The city of Babruysk (Belarusian: Бабру́йск; Russian: Бобру́йск, Bobruisk) is located in Mahilyow voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. ...
	Cities:	Asipovichy | Babruysk | Bykhaw | Cherykaw | Chavusy | Horki | Kastsyukovitchy | Klimavichy | Krychaw | Mahilyow | Mstsislaw | Slawharad | Shklow Asipovichy (Асiповiчы, Polish: Osipowicze, Russian: Осиповичи, Osipovichi) is a town in Mahilyow voblast, Belarus, located 136 km south west of Mahilyow, 3 km north of the Minsk-Homel expressway. ... The city of Babruysk (Belarusian: Бабру́йск; Russian: Бобру́йск, Bobruisk) is located in Mahilyow voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. ... Bychaw or Bychov (Belarusian: , IPA: , Polish: , Russian: ; Łacinka: BychaÅ­) is a town in the western Belarusian voblast of Mahilyow. ... Chaussy, Chavusy or Chausy is a district town in Mahilyow Province, Belarus. ... Horki (Belarusian: ) is a city in the MahiloÅ­ Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Horki district. ... Klimavichy (Клiмавiчы), or Klimovichi (Russian:Климовичи) is a city in Mahilyow voblast, Belarus, a raion center. ... Krychaw (Belarus) Krychaw or Krichev (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: KryčaÅ­; Russian: ) is a city in the eastern Belarusian Mahilyow Voblast. ... Mstsislaw (pronounce: ; Belarusian: ,  ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is a town in Mahilyow Voblast, Eastern Belarus. ... An 18th century drawing of Å kÅ‚oÅ­ Å kÅ‚oÅ­ (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is a town in the Mogilev Province of Belarus, located 35 km north of Mogilev on the Dnieper river. ...