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Mscislaŭ
Sign in to saveMstislaw or Mstislavl is a town in Mogilev Region, in eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mstsislaw District. In 2009, its population was 10,804. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,959.
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- Mstsislaw
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- Town
- Settlement.other_name
- Mstislavl
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- The trading arcade, 19th century
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- Coat of Arms of Mscisłaŭ, Belarus.png
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- 150
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- 75
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- Location of Mstsislaw, shown within Mogilev Region
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- Country
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- Belarus
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- Region
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- Mogilev Region
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- District
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- Mstsislaw District
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- Belarus
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- First mentioned
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Mstislaw or Mstislavl is a town in Mogilev Region, in eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mstsislaw District. In 2009, its population was 10,804. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,959.
==History== thumb|left|Mstsislaw in the 1870s Mstislavl was first mentioned in the Ipatiev Chronicle in 1156. It was initially a part of the Principality of Smolensk, but had become the capital of the Principality of Mstislavl by 1180. In the Middle Ages, it was the seat of the Mstislavsky princely family. Pyotr Mstislavets is believed to have been born in Mstislavl.