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In 1991, Baranavichy became part of independent Belarus.
The Baranavichy is on the main east-west highway in Belarus, the M1, which forms a part of European route E30.
Baranavichy is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus.
Baranavichy is a significant railway junction and home to Baranavichy State University.
In the second half of the 18th century, Baranavichy was the property of Massalski and Niesiołowski families.
The first rail line through the city opened in around 1870. Additional railways built helped the city become an important rail junction.
The estimated population of Baranavichy is 179,439, as of 2019.
Baranavichy is twinned with Biała Podlaska, Poland; Čačak, Serbia; Chibi, China; Ferrara, Italy; Gdynia, Poland; Heinola, Finland; Huế, Vietnam; Jelgava, Latvia; Kaliningrad, Russia; Karlovo, Bulgaria; Kineshma, Russia; Konyaaltı, Turkey; Magadan, Russia; Mytishchi, Russia; Nacka, Sweden; Novovolynsk, Ukraine; Poltava, Ukraine; Šiauliai, Lithuania; Solntsevo, Russia; Stockerau, Austria; Sulęcin County, Poland; Tyresö, Sweden; Vasileostrovsky, Russia & Yeysky District, Russia.
Notable people of Baranavichy: Mirosław Araszewski, Maja Berezowska, Alina Kabata-Pendias, Lidia Korsakówna, Kazimierz Świątek, Elchonon Wasserman, Rosh Yeshiva, Valeriya Novodvorskaya & Valanсin Taŭlaj.
On 1 August 1919, Baranavichy received city rights and became a powiat centre in the Polish Nowogródek Voivodeship.
Interesting Facts About Baranavichy
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