Mogilev Region , also known as Mogilev Oblast or Mahilyow Voblasts , is one of the regions of Belarus . Its administrative center is the city of Mogilev .
20-579: Important cities within the region include Mogilev , Asipovichy and Babruysk . Within Belarus, Mogilev Region borders Vitebsk Region (to the north), Minsk Region (to the west), and Gomel Region (to the south). It has international borders with the Russian Federation ( Smolensk Oblast to the east and Bryansk Oblast to the south-east). Mogilev Region covers a total area of 29,100 square kilometres (11,200 sq mi), about 14% of
40-606: A chemical plant were established. By the 1950s, tanning was Mogilev's principal industry, and it was a major trading centre for cereal, leather, salt, sugar, fish, timber and flint: the city has been home to a major inland port on the Dnieper river since and an airport since. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the establishment of Belarus as an independent country, Mogilev has become one of that country's main economic and industrial centres. The town's most notable landmark
60-567: A death camp in Mogilev were abandoned in favour of Maly Trostenets . In 1944, with the Mogilev offensive , the devastated city was liberated by the Red Army and returned to Soviet control. Mogilev then was the site of a labour camp for German POW soldiers . Since Belarus gained its independence in 1991, Mogilev has remained one of its principal cities. Mohilev was the episcopal see of
80-701: A total population of 1,088,100 (2011), 353,600 inhabitants live in rural areas and 855,000 live in cities or towns. There are 639,300 women and 567,300 men in the region, of which 288,100 are under 18 while 267,300 are elderly people. Of the major nationalities living in the Mogilev Region, 1,044,000 inhabitants are Belarusians, 132,000 are Russians, 3,500 are Jewish , 2,800 are Poles , 2,110 are Ukrainians , 1,700 are Tatars , 1,300 are Lithuanians , 1,100 are Armenians , and 1,070 are Romani . The number of travel agencies in Mogilev Region has grown from 20 in 2000 to 50 in 2010, 12 of which provide agent services,
100-501: Is a city in eastern Belarus . It is located on the Dnieper River , about 76 kilometres (47 miles) from the border with Russia 's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km (65 miles) from Bryansk Oblast . As of 2024, it has a population of 353,110. In 2011, its population was 360,918, up from an estimated 106,000 in 1956. It serves as the administrative centre of Mogilev Region , and is the third-largest city in Belarus. The city
120-692: Is the late 17th-century town hall , named the Ratuša (Rathaus), that was built during the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . The grand tower of the town hall sustained serious damage during the Great Northern War and the Great Patriotic War . It was eventually demolished in 1957 and rebuilt in its pre-war form in 2008. Another important landmark of Mogilev is the six-pillared St. Stanisław's Cathedral, built in
140-458: The Baroque style between 1738 and 1752 and distinguished by its frescoes. The convent of St. Nicholas preserves its magnificent cathedral of 1668, as well as the original iconostasis , bell tower, walls, and gates. It is currently under consideration to become a UNESCO World Heritage site. Minor landmarks include the archiepiscopal palace and memorial arch, both dating from the 1780s, and
160-764: The Lithuanian army : in 1655 , and in 1660 . In 1661, local residents started an uprising against the Russian imperial rule [ ru ] . The city was set afire by Peter the Great 's forces in 1708, during the Great Northern War . After the First Partition of Poland in 1772, Mogilev became part of the Russian Empire and became the centre of the Mogilev Governorate . In 1938 it
180-587: The Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) , the townsmen negotiated a treaty of surrender to the Russians peacefully, if the Jews were to be expelled and their property divided up among Mogilev's inhabitants. Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovitch agreed. However, instead of expelling the Jews, the Russian troops massacred them after they had led them to the outskirts of the town. During this war, the city was besieged twice by
200-423: The Jews of Mogilev were ghettoized and systematically murdered by Ordnungspolizei and SS personnel. Heinrich Himmler personally witnessed the executions of 279 Jews on 23 October 1941. Later that month, a number of mentally disabled patients were poisoned with car exhaust fumes as an experiment; the method of killing was thereafter applied in several Nazi extermination camps . Initial plans for establishing
220-785: The Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Mohilev until its 1991 merger into the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev . It remains the see of the Eparchy (Eastern diocese) of Mogilev and Mstsislaw in the Belarusian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church . After World War II , a huge metallurgy centre with several major steel mills was built. Also, several major factories of cranes , cars , tractors and
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#1732783726417240-557: The country from Minsk to Mogilev. Due to that, the now- Mogilev City Council building was built in 1938–1940 with the aim of being the government building. It was designed to resemble the Minsk Government building . During Operation Barbarossa , the city was conquered by Wehrmacht forces on 26 July 1941 and remained under German occupation until 28 June 1944. Mogilev became the official residence of High SS and police leader (HSSPF) Erich von dem Bach . During that period,
260-544: The enormous theater in a blend of the Neo-Renaissance and Russian Revival styles. At Polykovichi, an urban part of Mogilev, there is a 350 metre tall guyed TV mast, one of the tallest structures in Belarus. Mogilev has a warm-summer humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfb ) with warm summers and cold winters. City sports teams: Mogilev is twinned with: Romanization of Belarusian Romanization or Latinization of Belarusian
280-759: The largest being the Zaozerye Lake with a surface area of 0.58 square kilometres (0.22 sq mi). The Chigirin Reservoir [ ru ] on the Druts River has an area of 21.1 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi). The extreme eastern point of Belarus is situated within the Mogilev Region to the east of the Khotimsk District . Mogilev Region has a temperate continental climate, with cold winters and warm summers. January's average temperature ranges from −8.2 °C (17.2 °F) in
300-510: The national total. The region's greatest extent from north to south comprises 150 kilometres (93 mi), from east to west – 300 kilometres (190 mi), while the highest point is 239 metres (784 ft) above sea level and the lowest at 126 metres (413 ft) above sea level. Many rivers flow through the Mogilev Region, including the Dnieper (Dniapro), Berezina , Sozh , Druts , Pronia and Ptsich . The oblast also has small lakes,
320-426: The northeast to −6.5 °C (20.3 °F) in the southwest. July's average temperature ranges from 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) in the northeast to 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) in the southwest. The region's average yearly vegetative period lasts around 183–194 days. The average precipitation is 575–675 millimetres (22.6–26.6 in) a year, with approximately 70% falling during the warm season (April–October). With
340-1020: The others are tour operators. Mogilev Region hosts 3-4% of all the organized tourist arrivals to the Republic of Belarus. The most popular cities to visit in the region are Mogilev and Bobruisk . Today the region consists of 21 districts ( raions ), 195 selsovets , 14 towns, 3 city municipalities, and 12 urban-type settlements . The 21 districts of Mogilev Region are: Population of cities and towns in Mogilev Region according to 2023 estimates. 53°54′N 30°20′E / 53.900°N 30.333°E / 53.900; 30.333 Mogilev Mogilev ( US : / m ə ɡ ɪ l ˈ j ɔː f / ), also transliterated as Mahilyow ( Belarusian : Магілёў , romanized : Mahiliow , IPA: [maɣʲiˈlʲou̯] ; Russian : Могилёв , romanized : Mogilyov , IPA: [məɡʲɪˈlʲɵf] ; Yiddish : מאָגילעוו , romanized : Mogilev , IPA: [mɔˈgilɛv] ),
360-639: Was captured by the forces of Soviet Russia and incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR . Up to World War II and the Holocaust , like many other cities in Europe, Mogilev had a significant Jewish population: according to the Russian census of 1897 , out of the total population of 41,100, 21,500 were Jews (i.e. over 50 percent). In 1938 the leadership of Soviet Belarus decided to move the capital of
380-749: Was decided Mogilev was to become the capital of Belarus because Minsk was too close to the then-Polish-Soviet border. In the years 1915–1917, during World War I , the Stavka , the headquarters of the Russian Imperial Army , was based in the city and the Tsar, Nicholas II , spent long periods there as Commander-in-Chief. Following the Russian Revolution , in 1918, the city was briefly occupied by Germany and placed under their short-lived Belarusian People's Republic . In 1919, Mogilev
400-575: Was first mentioned in historical records in 1267. From the 14th century, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , and since the Union of Lublin (1569), part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , where it became known as Mohylew . In the 16th-17th centuries, the city flourished as one of the main nodes of the east–west and north–south trading routes. In 1577, Polish King Stefan Batory granted it city rights under Magdeburg law . In 1654, during
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