Lahoysk
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 Logoisk
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| Coordinates: 54°12′N 27°51′E / 54.200°N 27.850°ECoordinates: 54°12′N 27°51′E / 54.200°N 27.850°E | ||
| Country |
 Belarus
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| Founded | 1078 | |
| Time zone | FET (UTC+3) | |
| Postal Code | 223141 | |
| Area code(s) | +375 17 74 | |
| Website | [1] | |
Lahoysk (Belarusian: Лагойск, pronounced [lʌˈɣɔɪsk]; Russian: Логойск, English: Logoisk) is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus and the administrative center of the Lahoysk Raion.
First chronicled in 1078, Logoisk was the center of a small 12th-century principality, later absorbed into the Principality of Polotsk. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was a seat of the Tyszkiewicz noble family.
For the first time mentioned in chronicles from 1078 as part of Polotsk. Around the XII century is the center of Logozhsk principality. Since the XIII century is part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Under the name Logosko mentioned in the "List of Russian cities far and near."
In different periods of time was the possession of Jagiello, Skirgaila, Vytautas, Chartaryyskih Princes and Count Tyszkiewicz.
In 1505, in the war against the Crimean Khanate, the city was captured by the Tatars, plundered and burned. During the Northern War of 1700-1721 he was captured by Swedish forces. At the same time the Castle of Logoisk was destroyed, in 1765 there was built Order of Saint Basil monastery.
As a result of the second partition of Rzeczpospolita in 1793, the city became part of the Russian Empire. In 1814–1819 years in Logoisk Tyszkiewicz built a palace, which was destroyed during the Second World War. According to some data, in 1842 brothers Constantine and Eustace Tyszkiewicz founded Archaeological museum. The collection has served as the basis for the creation in 1855 of the Vilnius Archaeological Museum. In the XIX century - place. In 1897 Logoysk becomes the center of the parish Borisov district.
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