Vasilishki
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in Shchuchyn district, Hrodna Voblast
, Belarus
, the administrative center of Vasilishki Selsoviet.
, Białystok Voivodeship, Poland
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Urban-type settlements in Belarus
According to a 1998 law of the Republic of Belarus, there ate three categories of urban-type settlements in Belarus:*Urban settlements : with population over 2,000, industrial enterprises and developed residential infrastructure...
in Shchuchyn district, Hrodna Voblast
Hrodna Voblast
Hrodna Voblast or Grodno Oblast is a voblast in northwestern Belarus.The capital - Grodno is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of...
, 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 administrative center of Vasilishki Selsoviet.
History
In 1919-1939, Wasiliszki were part of Grodno powiatPowiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...
, Białystok Voivodeship, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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