Padsvillye (Belarusian: Падсвілле, romanizedPadsvillie; Russian: Подсвилье, romanizedPodsvilye) is an urban-type settlement in Hlybokaye District, Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 1,965.[1]

Padsvillye
Падсвілле (Belarusian)
Подсвилье (Russian)
Sacred Heart church
Sacred Heart church
Coat of arms of Padsvillye
Padsvillye is located in Belarus
Padsvillye
Padsvillye
Coordinates: 55°08′50″N 27°58′38″E / 55.14722°N 27.97722°E / 55.14722; 27.97722
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictHlybokaye District
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,965
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

History edit

 
School in Podświle in 1935

Podświle, as it was known in Polish, was part of Poland in the interwar period. According to the 1921 census, the population was 44.4% Belarusian, 43.2% Polish, and 12.3% Jewish.[3]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards, which eventually annexed it from Poland in 1945.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 215. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
  3. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 67.