Obol (urban-type settlement)
Obol
Obal | |
|---|---|
![Remains of Hrabnicki Palace, a cultural heritage monument of Belarus[1]](/wiki/File:%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C._%D0%A1%D1%8F%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%B0_(01).jpg) Remains of Hrabnicki Palace, a cultural heritage monument of Belarus[1] | |
  Obol Location of Obol in Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 55°21′4″N 29°17′46″E / 55.35111°N 29.29611°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Shumilina District |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,139 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 222379 |
| Area code | +375 2130 |
| License plate | 2 |
Obol or Obal (Russian: Оболь; Belarusian: Обаль) is an urban-type settlement in Shumilina District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[2][3] In 2023, it had a population of 2,139.[2]
History[edit]
Obol was known since the 16th century as a village of the Połock Voivodeship, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. in 1772, following the Partitions of Poland, it became part of the Russian Empire.
In 1866, the construction of the Riga-Oryol railway contributed to its growth. During the Second World War, German troops occupied the village from August 1941 to June 26, 1944. In 1968, the status of Obol was raised from village to urban-type settlement.
Geography[edit]
Located in the center of Vitebsk Region, Obol lies between Vitebsk (64 kilometres (40 mi) southeast) and Polotsk (36 kilometres (22 mi) northwest), and is crossed by the Obol River. It is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Shumilino, 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Novopolotsk and 228 kilometres (142 mi) from Minsk. The town is served by the P20 highway and by the Smolensk-Vitebsk-Daugavpils-Riga railway.[4]
Notable people[edit]
- Zinaida Portnova (1926–1944), Russian partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union. In 1942 she joined the Belarusian resistance movement, becoming a member of the local underground Komsomol organization in Obol.[5]
Twin towns[edit]
Ödeshög (Ödeshög Municipality, Sweden)[6]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Russian) Obol on globus.tut.by
- ^ a b c "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 10 August 2023.
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 505. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
- ^ 25105764 Obol on OpenStreetMap
- ^ (in Russian) Ufarkinym, Nickolai V. "Портнова Зинаида Мартыновна" [Portnov Zinaida Martinovna]. warheroes.ru. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ (in Swedish) Info at Ödeshög municipal website Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
Media related to Obaĺ at Wikimedia Commons
