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Rechytsa
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Rechytsa or Rechitsa (, ; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Rechytsa District. The town is located on the Rechytsa River, which flows into the Dnieper. In 2020, its population was 66,400. As of 2025, it has a population of 64,733.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Rechytsa is referenced by 226 other articles, and connects out to Gomel Region, Rečyca District and Belarus.
The entry is geolocated on the map in BY, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Dregovichs, Holocaust locations in Belarus and Populated places on the Dnieper in Belarus.
Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rechytsa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rzeczyca (BY) plac.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Rechytsa town centre, Kastrychnitskaya (October) Square
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Rečyca, Belarus.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Rečyca, Belarus.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75 <!--
- Settlement.holiday
- The first Saturday and Sunday of September-->
- 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
- Rechytsa District
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1213
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Рэчыца
- Country
- Belarus
- Located in
- Rechitsky povet
- Population
- 64733
- Area
- 29.4
- Elevation
- 128
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Dnieper
- Capital of
- Rechitsky County
- Official website
- rechitsa.by
- Image
- Rzeczyca (BY) plac.JPG
- Dialing code
- +375 2340
- Licence plate code
- 3
Show 9 more facts
- native label
- Рэчыца
- Commons category
- Rečyca
- category for people born here
- Q8070054
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Rechytsa
- postal code
- 247500
- topic's main category
- Category:Rečyca
- time of earliest written record
- 1213-00-00
- romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
- Rečyca
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Jewish community
- World War II
- Recent history
- Demographics
- Population
- Nature and ecology
- Economics
- Sights
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Rechytsa or Rechitsa (, ; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Rechytsa District. The town is located on the Rechytsa River, which flows into the Dnieper. In 2020, its population was 66,400. As of 2025, it has a population of 64,733.
==History== thumb|left|480px|Rechitsa. An engraving of Abraham van Westerveld, mid-17th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rechytsa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (11)
On the map
2 mapped locations