Rahachow

Also known as Rohaczow, Rahacou, Rogačov, Rogacov, Rahatschou, Rahaĉoŭ, Rahatšou, Rahatsou

Rahachow or Rogachev (, ; ; ; , ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Rahachow District. Rahachow is located between the Drut and Dnieper rivers. As of 2025, it has a population of 31,490.

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Settlement.name: Rahachow
Settlement.other_name: Rogachev
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Рагачоўскія краявіды 02.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Rahačoŭ.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Rahačoŭ, Belarus.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150
Settlement.shield_size: 75
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gomel Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rahachow District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1142
Settlement.area_total_km2: 18.06

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Official name: Рагачоў
Population: 31323
Area: 18.06
Elevation: 137
Official website: rogachev.gov.by
Image: Рагачоўскія краявіды 02.jpg
Dialing code: +375 2339

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Commons category: Rahačoŭ
postal code: 247250
native label: Рагачоў
time of earliest written record: 1142-00-00
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Rahačoŭ
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/rogachev/index.htm

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==History== thumb|left|Early-20th-century view of the castle The town is first mentioned in 1142 in Rus' chronicles. From the thirteenth century it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and then the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. During the Lithuanian–Muscovite War of 1487–1494, it was captured and destroyed by Muscovite forces in 1492. From the 16th century it was a royal town, administratively located in the Rzeczyca County in the Minsk Voivodeship. The development of the town was hindered in the 17th century by Cossack and Russian raids, yet it was considered one of the regional centers of trade, intellectual life and manufacturing. Local starosts included members of the Strawiński, Sapieha, Bykowski, Judycki, Ogiński, Nieroszyński and Pociej noble families. At the beginning of the reign of King Stanisław August Poniatowski, the sejmiks (local councils) of the Rzeczyca County were temporarily moved to Rohaczów from Rzeczyca.