Moŭčadź
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Molchad or Mowchadz (; ; ; ) is a village in Baranavichy District, Brest Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Molchad River and north-west from Baranavichy. In 2005, the population of Molchad was 950 and included 330 households.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Molchad
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Moŭčadź. Моўчадзь (31.05.2010).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A street in 2010
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Mowčadź.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Mouchad.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belarus
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Brest Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Baranavichy District
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1486
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_total
- 950
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Моўчадзь
- Country
- Belarus
- Located in
- Maŭčadski sieĺsaviet
- Population
- 422
- Elevation
- 193
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Moŭčadź. Моўчадзь (31.05.2010).jpg
- Dialing code
- 375 163
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- postal code
- 225340
- Belarus Globe URL
- globustut.by/molchad/index.htm
- Commons category
- Moŭčadź
- native label
- Моўчадзь
- inception
- 1503-00-00
- romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
- Moŭčadź
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Under the Russian Empire
- 20th century
- Demographics
- Population
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Molchad or Mowchadz (; ; ; ) is a village in Baranavichy District, Brest Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Molchad River and north-west from Baranavichy. In 2005, the population of Molchad was 950 and included 330 households.
==History== The village of Molchad has appeared in written sources as early as 1486 with the founding of the local Holy Trinity Church, which no longer stands, listed as part of the Slonim povet of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. During the Russo-Polish War in 1654 the village was razed by Russian invaders but later rebuilt.
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