Fanipol
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Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. Fanipol is located in Dzyarzhynsk Raion
Dzyarzhynsk Raion
Dzyarzhynsk Raion is a second-level administrative subdivision of Minsk Voblast, Belarus. Its capital is the town of Dzyarzhynsk.-External links:...
, 24 km (14.9 mi) southwest of Minsk and 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of the Minsk Automobile Ring Road
MKAD (Minsk)
MKAD is the name of the beltway that goes around Minsk, Belarus. The name is an abbreviation that means Minsk BeltWay . The 56.2 km road straddles the Minsk city limits.-History:...
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History
The community that became Fanipol was first mentioned in 1856. According to documents in the Central State Historical Archive of Belarus, it was the former possession of landowners named Enelpheldt and Bogdashevsky. In 1870 a railway stop opened, and in 1871 the railway stop become the Tokarevskaya railway station, named in honor of the governor of the Minsk Province, A. Tokarev, who was also the founder of the Brest-Moscow railway. On August 9, 1876 the railway station was renamed Fanipol. In 1965 the first factory in Fanipol opened, producing reinforced concrete bridge components, this is the only factory in Belarus which produces these items. Once it was established as an industrial center, it grew rapidly. On April 29, 1984, Fanipol was designated a "City Settlement" and on June 22, 1999 Fanipol was designated a regional city center. In 2006 Fanipolians celebrated the 150th anniversary of their city.Overview
Situated in south-western suburb of MinskMinsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, is part of its urban area and one of its main towns also with Zaslawye and Machulishi
Machulishi
Machulishi is a municipality and urban-type settlement in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region. It is part of the Minsk Raion and its population, as of 2010, was of 7,300.-History:The town was first mentioned in 1590...
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Districts
There are now 5 administrative districts in Fanipol:- Molodyozhny (Youth).
- Severny (Northern).
- Tsentralny (Midtown).
- Zavodskoy (Factory district).District where factory workers live.
- Yuzhny (Southern)
- In addition, the Industrial area is not considered a formal district.
Education
There are three schools in Fanipol:- Fanipol School №1
- Fanipol Gymnasium (formerly School №2)
- Children Music School
the Fanipol City Library has 2115 members.
Transportation
Fanipol railway station
Fa'nipol railway station is a railway station in Fanipol, Belarus.-History:The station was built in 1870 as a stopping point. Then, in 1871, the stopping point become To'karevskaya station, named in honor of A. Tokarev, governor of Minsk Province and founder of the Brest-Moscow railroad. On August...
on the Brest-Moscow railroad. Fanipol is situated near the M-1 (E-30) highway, which runs from Brest
Brest, Belarus
Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...
to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
through Minsk (Brest-Minsk-Moscow). Fanipol is well connected with Minsk, Dzerzhinsk, and all of Belarus as well as other nations via the Minsk and M-1 Highways.
Industry
Fanipol's industry began in the 1960s, leading to rapid growth of the city.- The Fanipole reinforced concrete bridge factory is unique in Belarus. It was the first factory in Fanipol, built in 1965.
- The Agrarian Cooperative "Dzerzhinsky" is the largest producer in Belarus of poultry, eggs, and related products. The factory is nicknamed "The Factory of Health" and has received many domestic and foreign awards for agricultural innovation.
- Other factories in fanipol include: Unomedical (produces medical devices), Energomera (produces counters), a gravel works, Fanipol RMP (a mechanical repair facility) and many others.