Svir, Belarus
Urban-type settlement in Minsk Region, Belarus
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Svir[a] is an urban-type settlement in Myadzyel District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1][2][3][4] As of 2026, it has a population of 896.[1]
Svir
Svieriai | |
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  Svir Location within Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 54°49′N 26°24′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Myadzyel District |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Population (2026)[1] | |
• Total | 896 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 222387 |
History
It is believed to have been founded in the 13th century by the Lithuanian duke Daumantas and was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until the Third Partition of Poland in 1795.[2]
The mound in the town has remains of fortifications from the 14th to 16th centuries.[2]
In the 18th to 19th centuries, the Lithuanians in Svir and its vicinities were Slavicized.[2]
Gallery
Market square in 1900
Town celebration in 1931
Town during World War I
One of the Svir's streets in 1941
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See also
Notes
- Belarusian: Сьвір; Russian: Свирь; Lithuanian: Svieriai; Polish: Świr.
