| Vopytny
Вопытны (Belarusian) Опытный (Russian) | |
|---|---|
| Settlement | |
 Map of Vopytny | |
  Vopytny | |
| Coordinates: 53°59′38″N 27°41′58″E / 53.99389°N 27.69944°E / 53.99389; 27.69944 | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Minsk District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 368 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Vopytny (Belarusian: Вопытны; Russian: Опытный, romanized: Opytny) is a settlement in Minsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is administratively part of Barawlyany selsoviet. It is located about seven kilometres (4.3 mi) from the Minsk Ring Road, north of the capital Minsk. In 2010, it had a population of 368.
History
In 2021, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko suggested to merge Vopytny with the neighboring settlements of Barawlyany, Lyasny, and Lyeskawka into a city with a population of about 70,000, but soon the idea was abandoned.
References
- ^ Гарады і вёскі Беларусі: Энцыклапедыя. Т. 8: Мінская вобласць, кн. 3. Minsk: Беларуская Энцыклапедыя імя Петруся Броўкі. 2012. p. 370. ISBN 978-985-11-0636-9.
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 301. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
- ""Сначала нужно поднять соцстандарты на уровень городских". Что там со статусом города для Боровлян". onliner.by (in Russian). 27 April 2022.
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