Zhodzina

Zhodzina / Zhodino
Жодзіна / Жодино
A truck mounted outside of the BelAZ factory

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Zhodzina / Zhodino
Жодзіна / Жодино
Location of Zhodzina
Coordinates:
Country
Voblast
Raion
 Belarus
Minsk Voblast
 Smalyavichy Raion
Founded 1963
Area
 • Total 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 61,800
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
License plate 7
Website Official website

Zhodzina (Belarusian: Жодзiна, Žodzina, [ˈʐodzʲina] - Russian: Жодино, Žodino, [ˈʐodʲɪnə]), or Zhodino, is a city in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region, 50 km to north-east from Minsk. The city covers an area of 19 km² and has a population of 61,800 (2010).[1]

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History

It is one of the newest cities in the country; its construction began in 1963.

Geography

The city, the most populated in the Smalyavichy Raion, is situated 50 km (31 mi) in north-east of Minsk and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Barysaw. It is crossed by the Plisa river and has a little lake in its southern suburb.

Education

There are nine schools, two high schools, one professional lyceum and Zhodzina polytechnical college in the city. However there is no higher educational institution in Zhodzina.

Economy

The BelAZ automobile factory (The Belarusian Automobile Plant) is the largest employer in the city, and with about 11,000 workers, about one-sixth of the local population work there. Every third mining truck in the world is produced by them - their biggest can carry 350 tonnes. Another important factory is the clothing manufacturer "SVITANAK", which produces children's and adults' clothes. Its products are exported to European countries.

Transport

Zhodzina is served by the M1 motorway, part of the European route E30, an international highway[2] that links Berlin and Warsaw to Moscow. It counts two railway stations (Zhodzina and the stop of Zhodzina Yuzhny[3][4]) on the international line Minsk-Moscow; and its main station is served by some international trains as the Sibirjak Berlin-Novosibirsk. Minsk International Airport is in 40 km (25 mi) from Zhodzina.

Sport

The local football club is the Torpedo Zhodino, playing in the Belarusian Premier League. Its home ground is the Torpedo Stadium.

Personalities

Twin towns

Notes and References

  1. ^ (Russian) 2010 Belarus population statistics (RAR file format)
  2. ^ partly under construction
  3. ^ Zhodzina South
  4. ^ (Russian) Map of Minsk suburban railways on www.parovoz.com

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zhodzina Žodino] at Wikimedia Commons