Mikashevichy

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Mikashevichy Мікашэвічы (Belarusian)
Town
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Mikashevichy
Coordinates: 52°13′13″N 27°28′25″E / 52.22028°N 27.47361°E / 52.22028; 27.47361
Country	Belarus
Region	Brest Region
District	Luninets District
First mentioned	1785
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	12,395
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	225687
Area code	+375 1647
License plate	1

Mikashevichy (Belarusian: Мікашэвічы, romanized: Mikaševičy, IPA: [mʲikaˈʂɛvʲitʂɨ]; Russian: Микашевичи, romanized: Mikashevichi; Polish: Mikaszewicze) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus.^[1] It is located halfway between the cities of Brest and Gomel. As of 2023, it has a population of 12,395.^[1]

History

At the conclusion of World War I, Mikaszewicze held a special place in the political dialogue accompanying the Polish–Soviet War of liberation. The talks started in October 1919 at the small Mikaszewicze railway station and continued until December 1919. During the talks, Marshal Józef Piłsudski informed the Bolshevik delegation that Poland was not supporting the White movement of Anton Denikin in the Russian Civil War. The exchange of prisoners was decided there. However, the talks soon broke down. Already informed about Poland's intentions regarding the Lithuanian–Belorussian front, Bolshevik leaders began a progressive concentration of the Red forces on the interim border with Poland.^[2][3]

Sports and culture

The town is home to FC Granit Mikashevichi.

Notable people

• Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (born 1982), politician

Notes

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mikashevichy.

• Granite pit
• Mikashevichi, Belarus at JewishGen