Facts About Maladzyechna
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The fortification on the right bank of the Uša was first mentioned in 1388.
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On April 26, 1929, the town was granted with city rights.
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Maladzyechna is partnered with Bor, Russia; Cherepovets, Russia; Kaluga, Russia; Kolomna, Russia; Irpin, Ukraine; Floreşti, Moldova; Panevėžys, Lithuania; Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland; Sokółka, Poland; Esslingen am Neckar, Germany; Velingrad, Bulgaria & Jelgava, Latvia.
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The estimated Population of Maladzyechna is 102,000 as of 2016.
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Maladzyechnab is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus, an administrative centre of the Maladzyechna District.
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On 5 July 1944, the advancing Red Army liberated Maladziečna in the course of the Vilnius Offensive. The town resumed its status as a part of the Byelorussian SSR.
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HC Dynama-Maladzechna of the Belarusian Extraleague is the local pro hockey team.
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On 20 January 1960, the Voblast was disestablished, and the town of Maladzyechna became part of the modern Minsk Voblast, in which it remains today as part of the Republic of Belarus.
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Maladzyechna is situated on the Usha River, it has been a settlement since 1388 when it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
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Maladzyechna is home to the Cold War facility Maladzyechna airbase.