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Town in Mogilev Region, Belarus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mstislaw or Mstislavl (Belarusian: Мсціслаў, romanized: Mscislaŭ,[lower-alpha 1] IPA: [msʲt͡sʲiˈsɫau̯] ; Russian: Мстиславль, IPA: [msʲtʲɪˈslavlʲ];[2][3] Polish: Mścisław, Lithuanian: Mstislavlis) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mstsislaw District. In 2009, its population was 10,804.[4] As of 2024, it has a population of 10,019.[1]
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Mstsislaw
Mstislavl | |
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.JPG) The trading arcade, 19th century | |
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  Mstsislaw Location of Mstsislaw, shown within Mogilev Region | |
| Coordinates: 54°1′N 31°43′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Mogilev Region |
| District | Mstsislaw District |
| First mentioned | 1156 |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,019 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| License plate | 6 |
Mstislavl was first mentioned in the Ipatiev Chronicle in 1156. It was initially a part of the Principality of Smolensk, but had become the capital of the Principality of Mstislavl by 1180. In the Middle Ages, it was the seat of the Mstislavsky princely family. Pyotr Mstislavets is believed to have been born in Mstislavl.
In 1377, the town joined the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the free will of its residents. The first Lithuanian duke of Mstislavl was Karigaila, brother of Jogaila. The town remained part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under the Mścisław Voivodship until the Partitions of Poland in 1772.
Buildings of historic interest in the town include the Carmelite church (1637, renovated 1746–50) and the Jesuit cathedral (1640, renovated 1730–38, turned into an Orthodox cathedral in 1842).
Jews had a historic presence in the town. In 1939, there were 2,067 Jews living in Mstislavl, representing almost 20% of the local population. The German army occupied the town in July 1941. In early October, they killed 30 elderly Jews. On October 15, 1941, together with the local police, they murdered between 850 and 1,300 Jews.[5]
The town is the birthplace of Jewish historian and writer Simon Dubnow, Jewish statesman and Communist politician Yakov Chubin, and expressionist artist Abraham A. Manievich, among others.
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