Belarus: Minsk walking tour 4 K

Minsk (Belarusian: Мінск mʲinsk; Russian: Минск; Yiddish: מינסק) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblasć) and Minsk District (rajon). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million5, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The earliest historical references to Minsk date to the 11th century (1067), when it was noted as a provincial city within the Principality of needed The settlement developed on the rivers. In 1242, Minsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It received town privileges in From 1569, it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, in the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russ