Chysts
Settlement in Minsk Region, Belarus
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Chysts or Chist (Belarusian: Чысць, romanized: Čysć; Russian: Чисть) is a settlement in Maladzyechna District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chysts selsoviet.[1] The population is 5,422 (2010 estimate).
Chysts
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| Coordinates: 54°16′06″N 27°06′32″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Maladzyechna District |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,422 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
History
Chysts was founded in 1955 as a work settlement attached to the local peat mining factory, which was active until 1980s, before the peat run out. Since late 1980s the town is primarily known as a location of Zabudova, one of the biggest building material manufacturings in Belarus.[2][3]
Notable people
- Siaržuk Vituška (1965–2012), prominent figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer.[4]
