Facts About Myadzyel
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Myadzyel is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus.
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Myadzyel is located on the eastern shore of lake Miastra, one of the Narach lake group in Narachanski National Park.
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On February 8, 1659, the Battle of Myadel occurred near Myadzyel.
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In 1793, Myadzyel was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Second Partition of Poland.
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In September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR.
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Myadzyel is the administrative centre of Myadzyel district.
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Myadzyel geographical coordinates are 54° 52′ 7″ North, 26° 56′ 14″ East.
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From 2 July 1941 until 4 July 1944, Myadzyel was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland.