Sharashova Explained

Sharashova
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Flag Size:150px
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Brest Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pruzhany District
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,484
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:52.55°N 37°W

Sharashova (be|Шарашова, Шарашэва|Šarašova, Šaraševa; ru|Шерешево|Shereshevo, pl|Szereszów) is an urban-type settlement in Pruzhany District, Brest Region, Belarus.[2] It serves as the administrative center of Sharashova selsoviet.[3] Sharashova is situated from Pruzhany. As of 2024, it has a population of 1,484.[1]

History

During the Livonian War, Sharashova was a gathering point for Polish–Lithuanian troops in 1578 against Ivan IV of Russia after he had occupied Livonia.

In the 1790s, Sharashova had an estimated population of 3,360. At the 1897 census of the Russian Empire, the settlement had a population of 5,079.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/. 2 April 2024. belsat.gov.by. 13 October 2024.
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Брэсцкая вобласць . 2010 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 242 . 978-985-458-198-9.
  3. Web site: Шерешевский сельисполком . brest-region.gov.by.
  4. Book: Сачанка . Барыс Іванавіч . Беларусь: энцыклапедычны даведнік . 1995 . Беларуская Энцыклапедыя . 978-985-11-0026-8 . 764 . be.