Maryina Horka is a town in Minsk Voblast, Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

, the capital of the Pukhavichy Raion

Pukhavichy Raion

Pukhavichy Raion is a second-level administrative subdivision of Belarus in the east of Minsk Voblast. Its capital is the town of Maryina Horka.-Geography:Main settlements*Maryina Horka *Svislach *Rudensk *Pravdinsky...

. As of 2009 its population was of 22,500.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1222 and received its town (Город, Gorod) status in 1955.

Geography

Maryina Horka is located 60 km (37.28 mi) in south of Minsk

Minsk

- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

. It is crossed by the M5 highway

M5 highway (Belarus)

М5 highway connects Minsk with Homyel. It is a part of European Route . The highway is around 296 km long. It shares first 12 km with the motorway, branches off it near Privolnyi and runs south-east. Near Babruysk it crosses with many regional roads. Near Homyel it connects to the highway....

, between the Belarusian capital and Babruysk

Babruysk

Babruysk or Bobruysk is a city in the Mahilyow Voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people . The name Babruysk probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor , many of which used to inhabit the Berezina...

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External links

Maryina Horka official website