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Agrotown in Brest Region, Belarus This article is about the agrotown in Brest Region, Belarus. For other settlements in Poland, see Olszany. Agrotown in Brest Region, Belarus

Olshany Альшаны (Belarusian)Alshany
Agrotown

Olshany
Coordinates: 52°04′35″N 27°20′49″E / 52.07639°N 27.34694°E / 52.07639; 27.34694
Country	Belarus
Region	Brest Region
District	Stolin District
First mentioned	1392
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population
• Total	6,763
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Olshany (Belarusian: Альшаны, romanized: Alshany; Russian: Ольшаны) is an agrotown in Stolin District, Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Olshany rural council (selsoviet). It is first mentioned in 1392.

History

In 2009, Olshany received the status of agrotown. In 2011, it officially became an agrotown.

References

Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2010). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Брэсцкая вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 261. ISBN 978-985-458-198-9.
Stolin Region News, April 2009.
"Решение № 44 (Решение Столинского районного Совета депутатов от 20 января 2011 г. №44 «О преобразовании некоторых населенных пунктов Столинского района в агрогородки.»)". etalonline.by.

External links

Olshany at Radzima.org
Olshany at tut.by

v t e Subdivisions of Brest Region, Belarus
Districts (raiony)	Baranavichy Brest Byaroza Drahichyn Hantsavichy Ivanava Ivatsevichy Kamyenyets Kobryn Lyakhavichy Luninyets Malaryta Pinsk Pruzhany Stolin Zhabinka
Cities and towns	Baranavichy Brest Byaroza Byelaazyorsk Davyd-Haradok Drahichyn Kamyenyets Kobryn Ivatsevichy Kosava Luninyets Ivanava Hantsavichy Lyakhavichy Malaryta Mikashevichy Pinsk Pruzhany Stolin Vysokaye Zhabinka

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