- Braslaw
Braslaw ( _be. Браслаў, "Brasłaŭ"; _ru. Браслав, "Braslav"; _lv. Braslava; _lt. Breslauja; _pl. Brasław) is a town in the Vitebsk Province of
Belarus , an administrative center of the Braslaw district.History
The town was first mentioned in
1065 .Braslaw has a castle that dates from sometime near the beginning of the second millennium (between approximately 1050-1200). There are also the ruins of a church built during the twelfth century. Brawslaw was part of
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth prior to its passing to Russia in 1795. It was returned toPoland in 1921, but fell to theSoviet Union in 1939. It was taken by Germany during theSecond World War but was retaken Soviet Union in 1945. It was part of the Soviet Union until Belarus gained its independence in 1991.In 1948 Braslaw had a population in excess of 2000 people. (Source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer)
External links
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