Minsk Map
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This map shows neighborhoods, streets, roads, lakes, rivers, buildings, railways, railway stations, and parks in Minsk.
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Author: Ontheworldmap.com
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This map shows streets, trails, houses, buildings, cafes, bars, restaurants, hotels, museums, monuments, playgrounds, restrooms, parking lots, shops, hospitals, churches, points of interest, and parks in Minsk City Center.
Size: 3413x2446px / 4.43 Mb
Author: Ontheworldmap.com
Map based on the free editable OSM map openstreetmap.org.
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Online Map of Minsk
About Minsk
Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus. It is located on the Svislach and Nyamiha rivers. Minsk has special administrative status as a city of national subordination, and it is also the administrative centre of Minsk Region. The city has a population of about two million and an area of roughly 409 square kilometres.
The Facts:| Region: | City of Minsk |
| Population (2026): | ~ 2,000,000 |
| Density: | 12,618/sq mi (4,871.7/sq km) |
| Area: | 158.12 sq mi (409.53 sq km) |
| Coordinates: | 53°54′02″N 27°33′31″E |
| Postal Code: | 220001-220141 |
| Area code(s): | +375 17 |
| License plate: | 7, 8 |
| Districts of Minsk: | Frunzyenski, Kastrychnitski, Leninsky, Maskowski, Partyzanski, Pyershamayski, Savyetski, Tsentralny, Zavodski. |
| Official Website: | minsk.gov.by |
The first written mention of Minsk dates to 1067, when the Primary Chronicle describes the Battle on the Nemiga River. In the 14th century the town became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and in 1499 it received Magdeburg rights. Minsk later belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, it was annexed by the Russian Empire and became the centre of Minsk Governorate.
From 1919 Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
German forces occupied the city during the Second World War, from June 1941 until 3 July 1944, when Soviet troops recaptured it during Operation Bagration. By the end of the war most of the city had been destroyed. It was rebuilt in the following decades, largely in the style of Stalinist architecture. In 1974 Minsk was awarded the title of Hero City. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, Minsk became the capital of independent Belarus. The executive secretariat of the Commonwealth of Independent States is based in the city.
Minsk is the country's main economic, industrial and cultural centre. It is home to Belarusian State University, founded in 1921, and to the National Library of Belarus. The city is divided into nine administrative districts. The Minsk Metro opened in 1984 and has three lines.
Main sights in Minsk
- Independence Square
- Church of Saints Simon and Helena (Red Church)
- Holy Spirit Cathedral
- Upper Town
- Minsk City Hall
- Archcathedral of the Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Trinity Suburb
- Island of Courage and Sorrow (Island of Tears)
- Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum
- Victory Square
- National Library of Belarus
- National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus
- National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus
- Independence Avenue
- October Square
- Gates of Minsk (Railway Station Square Towers)
- Church of Saints Peter and Paul
- Church of All Saints
- Gorky Park
- Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus