Staryya Vasilishki
Старыя Васілішкі (Belarusian)
Village
Staryya Vasilishki is located in Belarus
Staryya Vasilishki
Staryya Vasilishki
Coordinates: 53°46′N 24°50′E / 53.767°N 24.833°E / 53.767; 24.833
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
DistrictShchuchyn District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
231522
Area code+375 1514
License plate4

Staryya Vasilishki (Belarusian: Старыя Васілішкі, romanized: Staryja Vasiliški; Russian: Старые Василишки, romanized: Staryye Vasilishki; Polish: Stare Wasiliszki, lit.'Old Vasilishki') is a village in Shchuchyn District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It is part of Vasilishki rural council (selsoviet).[1]

History

In 1919–1939, Stare Wasiliszki were part of Grodno powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Poland.

Notable people

  • Czesław Niemen (1939–2004), Polish singer; his family home was turned into a museum.[2]

See also

References

  1. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 364. ISBN 985-458-098-9.
  2. "Białoruś: w Starych Wasiliszkach uroczystości 81. urodzin Czesława Niemena. "Był głosem wolności"". PolskieRadio24.pl (in Polish). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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