Babownya

Babownya
Бабоўня (Belarusian)
Бобовня (Russian)
Village
Babownya is located in Belarus
Babownya
Babownya
Location within Belarus
Coordinates: 53°15′27″N 26°57′11″E / 53.25750°N 26.95306°E / 53.25750; 26.95306
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictKapyl District
First mentioned1582
Population
 (1995)[1]
 • Total
491
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Babownya (Belarusian: Бабоўня, romanized: Baboŭnia;[2] Russian: Бобовня, romanized: Bobovnya) is a village in Kapyl District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is administratively part of Babownya rural council.[2] It is situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Kapyl and 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the capital Minsk.[1] In 1995, it had a population of 491.[1]

History

The settlement is first mentioned in 1582 as belonging to the landowner Malinovsky.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 2: Аршыца — Беларусцы (in Belarusian). Minsk: Беларуская энцыклапедыя. 1996. p. 183. ISBN 985-11-0061-7.
  2. 1 2 Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць (in Belarusian). Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 190. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
  3. ↑ Fedoruk, A. T. (2000). Старинные усадьбы Минского края (in Russian). Minsk: Polifakt. p. 309. ISBN 985-6107-24-5.