Zaskarki
Zaskarki
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Zaskarki Location in Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 55°23′N 28°39′E / 55.383°N 28.650°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Polatsk District |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.64 km2 (20.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 135[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Zaskarki (Belarusian: Заскаркі, romanized: Zaskarki; Russian: Заскорки, romanized: Zaskorki) is a village in Polatsk District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[2] As of 2009 the population was 135.
The Ushacha River flows through the town.
History
A church was built in the town in 1792. It would be destroyed during World War II.[3]
A land auction was held in Zaskarki in 1863.[4]
World War 2
During Operation Barbarossa, the town was declared the capital of the Republic of Old Believers, a self-proclaimed "autonomous republic" under Nazi Germany led by a village elder, Mikhail Yevseyevich Zuyev.
References
- ^ "Справочник. Заскорки".
- ^ "Публичная кадастровая карта Республики Беларусь". Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- ^ K. Shastouski. "Костёл Святой Троицы | деревня Заскорки Витебская область". www.radzima.org (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "Vilna Provincial Gazette". archive.org (in Russian). 5 January 1863. p. 55. Retrieved 2020-08-15.