Kopys
Encyclopedia
Kopys is an urban-type settlement
in Vitsebsk Voblast
, Belarus
. First references are dated by 1059
It is the birthplace of the current leader of the country, Alexander Lukashenko
.
The Kapust Hasidic dynasty
originates in Kopys. By the end of the 18th century there was a Jewish typography in Kopys.
A castle stood in the town of Kopys.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
in Vitsebsk Voblast
Vitsebsk Voblast
Vitsebsk Voblast or Vitebsk Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Vitebsk .As of a 2009 estimate, the voblast has a population of 1,230,800...
, Belarus
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 ,...
. First references are dated by 1059
It is the birthplace of the current leader of the country, Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko
Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
.
The Kapust Hasidic dynasty
Hasidic dynasty
A Hasidic dynasty is a dynasty of Hasidic spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics:#Each member of the dynasty is a spiritual leader, often known as an ADMOR or simply as Rebbe and at times called the...
originates in Kopys. By the end of the 18th century there was a Jewish typography in Kopys.
A castle stood in the town of Kopys.
External links
- Kopys at radzima.org
- Flag of Kopys (2004)
- Coats of Arms of Kopys