List of renamed cities in Belarus

List of renamed cities in Belarus

The following is the list of cities in Belarus that underwent a name change in the past.

*Bieraście → Brześć Litewski → Brest-Litovsk → Brest
*Drissa → Verkhnedvinsk
*Horadnia → Grodno → Hrodna
*Kojdanava → Dziaržynsk
*Łachwa → Lakhva
*Mieniesk → Miensk → Mińsk Litewski → Minsk
*Prapošask → Prapojsk → Slavgorod → Słaǔharad
*Šaciłkavičy → Salihorsk

ee also

*List of renamed cities in Moldova
*List of renamed cities and towns in Russia
*List of renamed cities in Ukraine


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