Loshnitsa

Loshnitsa Лошніца (Belarusian) Лошница (Russian)
Agrotown
Loshnitsa
Coordinates: 54°16′34″N 28°45′48″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Minsk Region
District	Barysaw District
First mentioned	1563
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Loshnitsa (Belarusian: Лошніца, romanized: Lošnica;[1] Russian: Лошница) is an agrotown in Barysaw District, Minsk Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Loshnitsa selsoviet.[1][2][3] It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east from Barysaw and 96 kilometres (60 mi) from Minsk.[3]

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1563 as part of Barysaw starost in Vitebsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[3] In 1793, it was part of the territories annexed by the Russian Empire.[3]

During the French invasion of Russia in 1812, the French army led by Nicolas Oudinot captured the settlement at the Battle of Loschniza on 23 November.[4]

References

1. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 74. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
2. "Лошницкий сельсовет (Борисовский район, Минская область) Список населенных пунктов". www.radzima.net.
3. Bianko 1999, p. 352.
4. Mikaberidze, Alexander (19 August 2010). The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape. Casemate Publishers. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-84884-944-0.

Bibliography

• Bianko, U. U. (1999). Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 9: Кулібін — Малаіта. Minsk: Беларуская энцыклапедыя. pp. 352–353. ISBN 985-11-0155-9.