Šarkaŭščyna

Also known as Sharkovshchina, Sharkaŭshchyna, Szarkowszczyzna, Sharkaushchyna, Sharkowshchyna, Šarkauscyna, Sakovchizna, Sarkeyschina

Sharkawshchyna or Sharkovshchina is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus. It is located north of the capital Minsk, and serves as the administrative center of Sharkawshchyna District. As of 2025, it has a population of 5,945.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sharkawshchyna
Settlement.settlement_type: Urban-type settlement
Settlement.image_skyline: Царква_Успення_Прасвятой_Багародзіцы_ў_Шаркаўшчыне.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Sharkawshchyna Orthodox church, founded in 1639, rebuilt in 1912.
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Šarkaŭščyna.png
Settlement.image_shield: BIA_Szarkowszczyzna_COA.jpg
Settlement.flag_size: 160px
Settlement.shield_size: 80px
Settlement.pushpin_label: Sharkawshchyna
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Vitebsk Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sharkawshchyna District
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Шаркаўшчына
Country: Second Polish Republic
Population: 5811
Elevation: 129
Image: Царква Успення Прасвятой Багародзіцы ў Шаркаўшчыне.jpg
Dialing code: 2154

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Commons category: Šarkaŭščyna
postal code: 211910
topic's main category: Category:Šarkaŭščyna
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Šarkoŭščyna
native label: Шаркаўшчына
time of earliest written record: 1503-00-00
described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/sharkovsch/index.htm

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
World War II
Population
Climate
Notes
References
Sources
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==History== thumb|left|Szarkowszczyzna in the interbellum Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Sharkawshchyna was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. In 1793, the town was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1921 until 1939, Szarkowszczyzna, as it was known in Polish, was part of the Second Polish Republic, administratively located in the Wilno Voivodeship.

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