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Beshankovichy
Sign in to saveBeshankovichy (; ; ) is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Beshankovichy District and is a port on the Western Dvina. It is located west-southwest of Vitebsk on the railway line between Orsha and Lyepyel. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,819.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Beshankovichy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Urban-type settlement
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Views_of_Beshankovichy_3a.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Bešankovičy.gif
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_arms_of_Biešankovičy.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belarus
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Vitebsk Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Beshankovichy District
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 15th century
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
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Beshankovichy (; ; ) is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Beshankovichy District and is a port on the Western Dvina. It is located west-southwest of Vitebsk on the railway line between Orsha and Lyepyel. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,819.
== History == thumb|left|Chreptowicz Palace in In the early 16th century, the small village was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ruled by the Drucki-Sokoliński princes. In 1552 it numbered 34 houses.