Polotsk

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Description

The population

84.6 thousand.

Status

Large

The year of foundation

862

Location

Polotsk is the administrative center of the Polotsk district, the most ancient town of Belarus. Together with Novopolotsk and the nearest settlements, Polotsk forms an agglomeration with a total population of about 200 thousand people. The town is located 226 km from Minsk in the north of the Republic of Belarus on the Zapadnaya Dvina river and 70 km from the border with the Russian Federation. Polotsk has a favorable geographical and transport position. The town has a large railway junction. An extensive rail network leads to Molodechno, Vitebsk, Russian Nevel and Latvian Daugavpils. In addition, several large republican roads pass through Polotsk: P14 (Polotsk - Braslav), P20 (Vitebsk - Polotsk - Latvian border), P24 (Polotsk - Rossony), R45 (Polotsk - Deep - Lithuanian border) and R46 (Lepel - Polotsk - the border of Russia).

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Vitebsk region, Polotsk district

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