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Vitebsk

Vitebsk or Vitsyebsk is a city in north-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk Region and Vitebsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it has 358,927 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest city. It is served by Vitebsk Vostochny Airport and Vitebsk Air Base.

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Founded
974
Area code
+375-212
Country
Belarus
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
License plate
2
Postal code
210000

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related to Notable people · 44
Vitebsk → AFL, American, Anatol Bahatyroǔ, Anatoly Bogatyrev, Ansky, Argentinian, Belarusian, Bohdanowicz-Dworzecki, Bourmeister, Chagall, Dionizy Kniaźnin, Dolgoff, Dziahileva, Fradkin, Gaspard, Günzburg, Harel, Hasidic RebbeAnna Missuna, Israeli, Khidekel
related to Middle Ages · 30
Vitebsk → Academician Boris Rybakov, According, Archaeological, Baltic, By, Byzantine, Chronicle, Dbesk, Greeks, In, It, Kiev, Kirov Bridge, Krivichs, Leonid Alekseyev, Michael Brigandine, Other, Polotsk, Princess Olga, Slavic
related to World War II · 28
Vitebsk → Army, During, During Operation Barbarossa, Germans, Holocaust, Jews, July, June, Most, Much, Nazi, Nazi German, October, Operation Bagration, Orsha Offensive, Poland, Red Army, September, Soviet, Soviet Union
related to Modern era · 23
Vitebsk → Archbishop Josaphat Kuntsevych, Brest, First Partition, From, Great Northern War, However, In, Lithuanian Commonwealth, Lower Castle, Magdeburg, Poland, Polish, Polotsk, Russian Empire, Russians, Russo-Polish War, Sigismund III Vasa, The, Union, Upper Castle
related to Twin towns – sister cities · 16
Vitebsk → Armenia, Astrakhan, ChinaIrkutsk, ChinaLipetsk, GermanyNiš, LatviaGelendzhik, LatviaSmolensk, MoldovaBeloyarsky District, RussiaBălți, RussiaDaugavpils, RussiaHarbin, RussiaJinan, RussiaNienburg, RussiaRēzekne, RussiaVanadzor, SerbiaPskov
related to Independence of Belarus · 15
Vitebsk → Belarus, Chagall, Ice Sports Palace, In January, In June, Marc Chagall Festival, Pokrovskaja Street, Russia, Since, Slavianski Bazaar, Slavic, Summer Amphitheatre, The, There, Ukraine
related to Sources · 13
Vitebsk → In Russian, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Medisont, Minsk, Modern Art, No, Shishanov, Vitebsk Museum, Wikisource-logo, XIX, XVIII
related to Artistic tributes · 12
Vitebsk → Aaron Copland, American, Ansky, Ansky's, Based, Copland's, In, Jewish, Jewish Theme, Study, The Dybbuk, Vitebsk Governorate
related to Climate · 8
Vitebsk → Approximately, Baltic Sea, Dcbo, Dfb, Köppen, Moscow, Summers, Trewartha
related to Education · 5
Vitebsk → Pyotr Masherov, The, Vitebsk State Medical University, Vitebsk State Technological University, Vitebsk State University

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city russian belarus church first center soviet war kiev destroyed army jewish chagall citation none world period town also 947

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VitebskArea code+375-2121.00infobox
VitebskCountryBelarus1.00infobox
VitebskElevation172 m (564 ft)1.00infobox
VitebskFounded9741.00infobox
VitebskLicense plate21.00infobox
VitebskPostal code2100001.00infobox
VitebskRegionVitebsk Region1.00infobox
VitebskTime zoneUTC+3 (MSK)1.00infobox
VitebskWebsiteOfficial website1.00infobox
Vitebsk• ChairmanNikolay Orlov1.00infobox
Vitebsk• City124.54 km2 (48.09 sq mi)1.00infobox
Vitebsk• Urban358,9271.00infobox

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