76:
1117:
95:
66:
973:
102:
514:
54:
522:
well-known architectural monuments are the
Senozhetsky's Palace in Khalch village and the Merchant Groshikov's house in Vyetka itself. The latter was built in 1897 in the Red Square, which now houses the Folk Art Museum. The museum has exhibits depicting the ancient artifacts, richly carved wooden entrance doors, manuscripts, traditional costumes and woven
415:" with distinct assimilation and preservation of the "traditions of the Moscow Russia". The main square of the town was also named the Red Square, as in Moscow, which name is still in vogue here. This ensued a period of the proliferation of the artistic culture of "icon painting and manuscript book design" and Vetka wood carving.
521:
The city has attractions for tourists such as folk lore, crafts and traditions of Old
Believers. There are 64 archaeological monuments, as well as twelve folklore and ethnographic performing arts groups in Vyetka. 55 historical and cultural monuments are located in Vyetka District. In addition, the
449:
As of 1880, the population of Vyetka town was 5,982 (42.6% Jewish), living in 11 stone and 994 wooden buildings. At the time, six rope plants and six windmills, four forges, four stone and 120 wooden shops were reported. The population of Vetka increased to 7,200 by 1897. The main vocations were of
410:
and the
Imperial Government vis-à-vis the Non-Priest Group. After moving to Vyetka, they practiced their religion with freedom and they also had economic opportunities to prosper. This resulted in Vyetka becoming a town of about 40,000 people around 1730. Thus, during the 17th–18th centuries, in
501:
There are many industries in Vyetka, which have boosted the economy of the region. These include milk and meat production, cotton mills and weaving mills. There are four agricultural production cooperatives, many agricultural companies, four farms, 23 dairy and four hog-breeding farms and a stud
492:
The
Chernobyl catastrophe which occurred on April 26, 1986, also caused immense depletion of population; as many as 40,000 were resettled in areas away from radiation effect, and the remaining population of the town was reported as only 7,000 on the first anniversary of the disaster.
502:
farm. Economic survey of Vyetka gives a picture of all round socioeconomic development with 10.4% industrial production in 2007 with a trade turnover of 13.8%. Exports are reported to have increased by 74.1% with imports recording 126.7%. The trade surplus is also reported.
426:, the Bishop of the Vyetka community, was subject to incarceration in 1733. Following this, those living in villages around Vyetka organized themselves and started building up a flourishing economy. However, this was not tolerated by
553:
526:. The collection of Fyodor Grigorjevich Shklyarov is the main source of the Folk Art Museum, which has 5,600 exhibits representing folk culture and life, traditional art and trades of the Vyetka region.
554:"Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа"
561:
772:"Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, 1880-1914, Tom XIII (Geographical dictionary of the Polish Kingdom and other Slavic lands, vol. 13)"
371:
road passes through the town. It has 139 inhabited areas in 57 resettled suburbs in the district which extends over an area of 156.3 km (60.3 sq mi).
367:
on the right bank of the Sozh River and is surrounded by forest and marshy land. It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) away from Homiel. The Homiel and
411:
Vyetka and surrounding suburbs with neighbouring settlements, there was a proliferation of monasteries and priories. It became known as the "centre of
910:
477:. From 1933, the "Za bolshevistskie tempi" ("For Bolshevik tempos") newspaper was published here. Soviet authorities opened a Jewish school in
1247:
422:
forced the Vyetka Old
Believer Group to relocate to Russia, and when they refused, they were forcibly moved out of Vyetka to Central Russia.
939:
470:
44:
1252:
423:
469:. A power station was built in Vyetka in 1924. It received a status of a town and a district in 1925. Vyetka became a part of the
123:
1262:
628:
505:
A cement factory is being set up in Vyetka utilizing chalk available at the
Shyrokoye and Podkamennoe deposits, close to Vyetka.
1257:
961:
474:
884:
739:
698:
1116:
75:
382:
A fairly large priest group, the Old
Believer Priest Group from Central Russia, who were ordained under the Pre-
94:
331:
army in the 18th century. Vyetka is located on the left bank of the Sozh River, in the area which was highly
969:
481:, in Vyetka. The population of Vyetka in 1939 was 6,000 people at the beginning of the World War II. During
386:
rites, migrated to Vyetka and established a number of villages in the vicinity, under the leadership of
954:
255:
1242:
446:
Ships were manufactured here from 1840 and the rich people of the town were known to own steamships.
1267:
1016:
317:
219:
403:
305:
65:
17:
874:
688:
654:
534:
The monk, Saint
Josaphat, died in Vyetka in 1695, as did the monk, Saint Theodosius, in 1710.
1086:
1036:
947:
771:
729:
332:
1106:
1006:
177:
8:
1051:
427:
246:
1071:
1021:
340:
165:
632:
1081:
1076:
1066:
1046:
880:
735:
694:
399:
485:, from August 18, 1941, till September 28, 1943, Axis forces occupied the town. The
1101:
1026:
266:
1136:
1131:
1091:
1011:
383:
336:
313:
294:
274:
182:
594:
1211:
1196:
1096:
1061:
1056:
1041:
1031:
435:
419:
324:
832:"Iran's AZAR AB Industries to Finance Construction of Cement Plant near Vetka"
810:
1236:
925:
912:
138:
125:
1201:
1191:
1156:
978:
482:
462:
364:
301:
282:
170:
1221:
466:
211:
831:
434:
thus putting an end to their presence in Vyetka. Finally, in 1772, the
412:
473:
and in 1926, it became the administrative centre of the region in the
1176:
1141:
461:
In 1917, Vyetka was absorbed into the administrative jurisdiction of
387:
202:
789:
368:
1186:
1181:
1171:
1161:
430:
and the entire group of Old
Believers were forcibly transported to
1216:
1146:
982:
478:
431:
398:
The Old
Believer Priest Group, known as Theodesians, believed in
328:
316:. At the time it was founded, Vyetka was on the territory of the
286:
158:
406:(JNKJ) and had prospered in Russia. They found favour with the
309:
207:
1166:
1151:
995:
486:
455:
631:. Belarus tourism- A national Tourism Agency. Archived from
852:
451:
407:
352:
290:
327:
and as result, it was gutted twice (1735 and 1764) by the
513:
53:
260:
454:
concentrating on timber trading, operating from Vyetka
374:
As of 2003, the population of the district was 19,700.
355:. "Vyetka" means "branch" in the Belarusian language.
755:
323:The town's prosperity brought on the wrath of the
646:
1234:
727:
450:jewellery, small trade and handicrafts with the
351:The town is named Vyetka after an island in the
465:. German troops occupied Vyetka in 1918 during
652:
955:
764:
686:
682:
680:
678:
676:
674:
293:, and serves as the administrative center of
723:
721:
719:
717:
471:Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
297:. As of 2024, it has a population of 8,599.
834:. Office of Democratic Belarus. 22 May 2009
962:
948:
671:
623:
621:
619:
617:
615:
613:
611:
876:A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West
866:
714:
441:
393:
656:The empire of the tsars and the Russians
512:
879:. Liturgical Press. pp. 335, 586.
608:
589:
587:
585:
583:
581:
579:
14:
1235:
803:
784:
782:
693:. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 209–.
475:Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
943:
872:
813:. Vietka Regional Executive Committee
734:. Algora Publishing. pp. 42–43.
548:
546:
1248:Populated places established in 1685
845:
824:
576:
289:. It is situated on the bank of the
779:
659:. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 350–
517:Main Square or Red Square in Vyetka
24:
728:Daniel H. Shubin (November 2005).
543:
300:It was established in 1685 by the
25:
1279:
903:
731:A history of Russian Christianity
529:
343:that occurred on April 26, 1986.
1253:Populated places in Gomel Region
1115:
971:
687:Nigel Roberts (13 August 2008).
653:Leroy-Beaulieu, Anatole (1896).
100:
93:
74:
64:
52:
790:"For Rena Dvorkin Cohen –Vetka"
1263:Holocaust locations in Belarus
508:
304:Priest Group (a branch of the
101:
13:
1:
1258:1685 establishments in Europe
537:
27:Town in Gomel Region, Belarus
873:Walsh, Michael (July 2007).
358:
346:
7:
363:The town is located in the
261:
10:
1284:
496:
377:
312:and who had migrated from
1124:
1113:
989:
270:
250:
228:
218:
201:
193:
188:
176:
164:
154:
119:
88:
60:
51:
42:
32:
318:Great Duchy of Lithuania
308:) who were known as the
489:murdered 656 citizens.
306:Russian Orthodox Church
518:
442:19th to 20th centuries
394:17th to 18th centuries
278:
516:
922: /
761:Shubin2005, p.39-41
428:Catherine the Great
135: /
519:
438:took over Vyetka.
341:Chernobyl disaster
194: • Total
1230:
1229:
926:52.567°N 31.183°E
886:978-0-8146-3186-7
741:978-0-87586-426-6
700:978-1-84162-207-1
418:However, in 1733
400:Jesus of Nazareth
259:
236:
235:
139:52.567°N 31.183°E
16:(Redirected from
1275:
1243:Towns in Belarus
1125:Cities and towns
1119:
1000:
977:Subdivisions of
976:
975:
974:
964:
957:
950:
941:
940:
937:
936:
934:
933:
932:
927:
923:
920:
919:
918:
915:
898:
897:
895:
893:
870:
864:
863:
861:
860:
849:
843:
842:
840:
839:
828:
822:
821:
819:
818:
807:
801:
800:
798:
797:
786:
777:
775:
768:
762:
759:
753:
752:
750:
748:
725:
712:
711:
709:
707:
684:
669:
668:
666:
664:
650:
644:
643:
641:
640:
625:
606:
605:
603:
602:
597:. chernobyl.info
595:"Vetka District"
591:
574:
573:
571:
569:
560:. Archived from
550:
404:King of the Jews
272:
264:
254:
252:
150:
149:
147:
146:
145:
140:
136:
133:
132:
131:
128:
104:
103:
97:
78:
68:
56:
30:
29:
21:
1283:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1268:Vyetka District
1233:
1232:
1231:
1226:
1137:Buda-Kashalyova
1120:
1111:
1017:Buda-Kashalyova
992:
991:
985:
972:
970:
968:
930:
928:
924:
921:
916:
913:
911:
909:
908:
906:
901:
891:
889:
887:
871:
867:
858:
856:
851:
850:
846:
837:
835:
830:
829:
825:
816:
814:
809:
808:
804:
795:
793:
788:
787:
780:
770:
769:
765:
760:
756:
746:
744:
742:
726:
715:
705:
703:
701:
685:
672:
662:
660:
651:
647:
638:
636:
627:
626:
609:
600:
598:
593:
592:
577:
567:
565:
564:on 2 April 2024
552:
551:
544:
540:
532:
511:
499:
444:
396:
380:
361:
349:
337:nuclear fallout
295:Vyetka District
281:) is a town in
183:Vyetka District
143:
141:
137:
134:
129:
126:
124:
122:
121:
115:
114:
113:
112:
111:
110:
109:
105:
84:
83:
82:
81:
72:
71:
47:
38:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1281:
1271:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1121:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1003:
1001:
987:
986:
967:
966:
959:
952:
944:
931:52.567; 31.183
905:
904:External links
902:
900:
899:
885:
865:
844:
823:
802:
778:
763:
754:
740:
713:
699:
670:
645:
607:
575:
541:
539:
536:
531:
530:Notable people
528:
510:
507:
498:
495:
443:
440:
436:Russian Empire
420:Anna of Russia
395:
392:
379:
376:
360:
357:
348:
345:
325:Russian Empire
314:Central Russia
234:
233:
230:
226:
225:
222:
216:
215:
205:
199:
198:
195:
191:
190:
186:
185:
180:
174:
173:
168:
162:
161:
156:
152:
151:
144:52.567; 31.183
117:
116:
107:
106:
99:
98:
92:
91:
90:
89:
86:
85:
79:
73:
69:
63:
62:
61:
58:
57:
49:
48:
43:
40:
39:
36:
33:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1280:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1123:
1118:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
988:
984:
980:
965:
960:
958:
953:
951:
946:
945:
942:
938:
935:
888:
882:
878:
877:
869:
854:
848:
833:
827:
812:
806:
791:
785:
783:
776:, pp. 428-429
773:
767:
758:
743:
737:
733:
732:
724:
722:
720:
718:
702:
696:
692:
691:
683:
681:
679:
677:
675:
658:
657:
649:
635:on 2011-07-06
634:
630:
624:
622:
620:
618:
616:
614:
612:
596:
590:
588:
586:
584:
582:
580:
563:
559:
558:belsat.gov.by
555:
549:
547:
542:
535:
527:
525:
515:
506:
503:
494:
490:
488:
484:
480:
476:
472:
468:
464:
459:
457:
453:
447:
439:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
416:
414:
409:
405:
401:
391:
389:
385:
375:
372:
370:
366:
356:
354:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
321:
319:
315:
311:
307:
303:
298:
296:
292:
288:
284:
280:
276:
268:
263:
257:
248:
244:
240:
231:
229:License plate
227:
223:
221:
217:
213:
209:
206:
204:
200:
196:
192:
187:
184:
181:
179:
175:
172:
169:
167:
163:
160:
157:
153:
148:
120:Coordinates:
118:
96:
87:
77:
67:
59:
55:
50:
46:
41:
31:
19:
1206:
1202:Vasilyevichy
1192:Svyetlahorsk
1157:Kalinkavichy
1087:Svyetlahorsk
1037:Kalinkavichy
993:
979:Gomel Region
907:
890:. Retrieved
875:
868:
857:. Retrieved
855:. Bycity.org
847:
836:. Retrieved
826:
815:. Retrieved
805:
794:. Retrieved
766:
757:
745:. Retrieved
730:
704:. Retrieved
689:
661:. Retrieved
655:
648:
637:. Retrieved
633:the original
599:. Retrieved
566:. Retrieved
562:the original
557:
533:
523:
520:
504:
500:
491:
483:World War II
463:Gomel Region
460:
448:
445:
417:
397:
381:
373:
365:Gomel Region
362:
350:
322:
302:Old Believer
299:
283:Gomel Region
242:
238:
237:
171:Gomel Region
80:Coat of arms
1222:Zhytkavichy
1107:Zhytkavichy
1007:Aktsyabrski
929: /
509:Attractions
467:World War I
335:due to the
333:radioactive
310:Theodesians
142: /
1237:Categories
1052:Lyelchytsy
892:7 February
859:2011-02-03
838:2011-02-04
817:2011-02-04
796:2018-05-22
747:4 February
706:4 February
663:7 February
639:2011-02-04
601:2011-02-04
538:References
413:Raskolniks
353:Sozh River
291:Sozh River
247:Belarusian
189:Population
1177:Pyetrykaw
1142:Chachersk
1072:Pyetrykaw
1022:Chachersk
990:Districts
811:"Economy"
792:. Beljews
390:Fedosie.
388:Hieromonk
359:Geography
347:Etymology
256:romanized
224:+375 2330
220:Area code
203:Time zone
1187:Rechytsa
1182:Rahachow
1172:Narowlya
1162:Khoiniki
1082:Rechytsa
1077:Rahachow
1067:Narowlya
1047:Khoiniki
524:rushniki
178:District
1217:Zhlobin
1147:Dobrush
1102:Zhlobin
1027:Dobrush
983:Belarus
917:31°11′E
914:52°34′N
853:"Vetka"
690:Belarus
629:"Vetka"
497:Economy
479:Yiddish
432:Siberia
424:Epifane
378:History
339:of the
329:Tsarist
287:Belarus
267:Russian
258::
159:Belarus
155:Country
130:31°11′E
127:52°34′N
1207:Vyetka
1132:Brahin
1097:Yelsk
1092:Vyetka
1012:Brahin
996:raions
883:
738:
697:
369:Dobruš
279:Wietka
275:Polish
262:Vietka
239:Vyetka
166:Region
108:Vyetka
34:Vyetka
18:Vietka
1212:Yelsk
1197:Turov
1167:Mazyr
1152:Gomel
1062:Mazyr
1057:Loyew
1042:Karma
1032:Gomel
568:6 May
487:Nazis
456:wharf
408:Tsars
384:Nikon
271:Ветка
251:Ветка
243:Vetka
208:UTC+3
197:8,599
37:Ветка
894:2011
881:ISBN
749:2011
736:ISBN
708:2011
695:ISBN
665:2011
570:2024
452:Jews
70:Flag
45:Town
241:or
212:MSK
1239::
981:,
781:^
716:^
673:^
610:^
578:^
556:.
545:^
458:.
402:,
320:.
285:,
277::
273:;
269::
265:;
253:,
249::
998:)
994:(
963:e
956:t
949:v
896:.
862:.
841:.
820:.
799:.
774:.
751:.
710:.
667:.
642:.
604:.
572:.
245:(
232:3
214:)
210:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
