Barysaw
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Barysaw Барысаў (Belarusian) Борисов (Russian) |
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 Barysaw
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| Coordinates: 54°14′N 28°30′E / 54.233°N 28.500°E | |||
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 Belarus
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| Voblast | Minsk Voblast | ||
| Raion | Barysaw Raion | ||
| Founded | 1102 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 45.97 km2 (17.75 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 180,100 | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 144,945 | ||
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | FET (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 222xxx | ||
| Area code(s) | +375 01777 | ||
| License plate | 5 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Barysaw (officially transliterated as Barysaŭ, Belarusian: Бары́саў [baˈrɨsaw]; Russian: Бори́сов, Borisov [bɐˈrʲisəf]; population 180,100 as of 2013[update]) is a city in Belarus situated near the Berezina River in the Minsk Region.
Barysaw is first mentioned in the Laurentian Codex as being founded (as Borisov) in 1102 by the Polotsk prince Rogvolod Vseslavich (baptismal name Boris). During the next couple of centuries it was burned and then rebuilt slightly south of its original location.
At the end of the 13th century it became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1569 (after the Union of Lublin) it became part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and then became part of the Russian Empire in 1793 as a result of the Second Partition of Poland.
On 22 January 1796 the town's coat of arms was established (decree #17435) by Stanislaw August, the top half containing the coat of arms of Minsk, while the lower half had two stylized towers on a silver background with a passage between them and Saint Peter above the towers holding a key in his hand. At that time, Barysaw was an uyezd town.
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