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]
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]