Vysokaye

Vysokaye[lower-alpha 1] (Belarusian: Высокае, romanized: Vysokaje;[lower-alpha 2] Russian: Высокое, romanized: Vysokoye; Ukrainian: Високе, romanized: Vysoke; Polish: Wysokie) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. The westernmost point of Belarus is located a few kilometers to the southwest from Vysokaye on the Bug River.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 4,843.[1] This city has a railway station on the Brest line.

Vysokaye
Высокае (Belarusian)
Coat of arms of Vysokaye
Coat of arms
Vysokaye is located in Belarus
Vysokaye
Vysokaye
Coordinates: 52°22′7″N 23°22′50″E
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
DistrictKamyenyets District
First mentioned14th century
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total4,843
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
225217
Area code+375 1643
License plate1

Etymology

Vysokaye means "high" (same as Polish: Wysokie), as in Wysokie Litewskie (Lithuanian Heights). That was also its name before 1940, when it belonged to Poland. It is about 15 kilometers from Polish border and majority of its citizens are Belarusians.[3]

History

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vysokaye was part of Brest Litovsk Voivodeship. In 1795, Vysokaye was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland.

From 1921 until 1939, Vysokaye (Wysokie Litewskie) was part of the Second Polish Republic. In September 1939, Vysokaye was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1944, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR.

From 23 June 1941 until 28 July 1944, Vysokaye was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok.

On New Year's Day 2023, the town hit 16.4 C, the highest ever January temperature recorded in the country.[4]

Notes
  1. BGN/PCGN romanization.
  2. Official transliteration.

References
  1. "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. НАРБ. Ф. 30, оп. 5, д. 7304, л. 15.
  4. Gayle, Damien (2023-01-02). "'Extreme event': warm January weather breaks records across Europe". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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