Bahushewsk

Bahushewsk^{[lower-alpha 1]} or Bogushevsk (Belarusian: Багушэўск, romanized: Bahušeŭsk;^{[lower-alpha 2]} Russian: Богушевск)^[2] is an urban-type settlement in Syanno District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.^[1][3] It is situated 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the east of Syanno and 48 km — 70 km by road — to the south of Vitebsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 2,303.^[1]

Bahushewsk Багушэўск (Belarusian) Богушевск (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
Flag Seal
Bahushewsk
Coordinates: 54°50′52″N 30°12′45″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
District	Syanno District
Established	1880
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	2,303
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Area code	+375 2135

Notable people

• Peter Abrassimov (1912–2009), Soviet war hero and ambassador in China, France, Poland and East Germany

Notes

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

References

1. "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
2. Soviet military map N-36-37 (1:100,000)
3. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 414. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.

External links

• My shetl Bogushevsk on Shtetle

54°50′N 30°13′E