List of Cities and Towns in Belarus - Oldest Towns

Oldest Towns

This is a list of the oldest towns in Belarus, by date of establishment.

  • Polotsk (862)
  • Vitebsk (947)
  • TuraĆ­ (980)
  • Zaslawye (985)
  • Vawkavysk (1005)
  • Brest (1019)
  • Navahrudak (1044)
  • Braslaw (1065)
  • Minsk (1067)
  • Orsha (1067)
  • Pinsk (1097)
  • Barysaw (1102)
  • Slutsk (1116)
  • Grodno (1127)
  • Kletsk (1127)
  • Krychaw (1136)
  • Gomel (1142)
  • Rahachow (1142)
  • Mazyr (1155)
  • Mstsislaw (1156)
  • Rechytsa (1213)
  • Nesvizh (1223)

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