Loyew
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Loyew (Belarusian: Лоеў, Łojeŭ ; Russian: Лоев, Loyev) is a city in the Belarusian province of Homiel. Administrative centre of Loyew Raion.
The population is 7.5 thousand person (2001).
The settlement is located along the right coast of Dnepr in a place of a confluence of Sozh.
Loyew has old history, it has arisen on a place of an ancient site of ancient settlement of dregovichs.
First mention of settlement goes back to 1505.
The city is known for the fight on July 31, 1649 during Khmelnytsky Uprising which took a place here.
After division of Rzecz Pospolita in 1793 Loyew became a part of Russian empire. By the end of XIX century its population reached more than 4.5 thousand inhabitants.
In December of 1926 Loyew was included in Belarusian SSR and became the center of raion. In 1938 the status of city has been given to it.
In 1941-1943 the city lost nearby 1.5 thousand person.
In 1962-1966 Loyew entered into Rechytsa Raion.
In settlement there are building and dairy factories. From educational establishments the pedagogical school and musical school operate. Also in Loyew there is a House of culture and some libraries.
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