Facts About Minsk
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Minsk remained the capital when Belarus gained independence in 1991.
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The Old East Slavic name of the town was Мѣньскъ derived from a river name Měn.
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In June 2019, Minsk hosted the 2019 European Games.
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Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District.
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Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union.
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The 2019 European Figure Skating Championships were held in the Minsk Arena from the 21 to 27 January.
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In 1242, Minsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It received town privileges in 1499.
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Minsk is twinned with: Nottingham, United Kingdom; Sendai, Japan; Bangalore, India; Lyon, France; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Changchun, China; Kathmandu, Nepal; Łódź, Poland; Bonn, Germany; Eindhoven, Netherlands; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Chișinău, Moldova; Havana, Cuba; Tehran, Iran; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Ankara, Turkey; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Novosibirsk, Russia; Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; Ufa, Russia; Shenzhen, China; Islamabad, Pakistan & Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Founded in 1932, Botanical garden in Minsk is one of the largest botanical gardens in Europe both by the composition of the collection as well as by area.
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Minsk was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the site for the biggest individual hand-woven tapestry ever.
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A minor planet 3012 Minsk discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh in 1979 is named after the city.
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Minsk is the only city in Belarus with an underground metro system. Construction of the metro began in 1977.
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The Population of Minsk is around 2 million people as of 2020.
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In 2013, Minsk hosted the European Junior Rowing Championships at the Republican Center of Olympic Training for Rowing And Canoeing to the north-west of the city.
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The city covers a total area of 409 square kilometres.
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In 2011, 92 sites entered the National list of the historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus.
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The average altitude in Minsk is 220 meters (720 feet) above sea level.
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In 1499 Minsk received its town rights according to Magdeburg Law.
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In 2006 when the new National Library of Belarus was constructed, it was in the shape of Rhombicuboctahedron.
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The oldest mentions of Minsk date back to the 11th century (1067).
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There are over 400 travel agencies in the city of Minsk.
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The Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum is a museum in Minsk.
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Population density is more concentrated in Minsk averaging 12,828 inhabitants per square mile, 4,953 per square kilometre.
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Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers.
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Minsk was awarded the title of Hero City in 1974.