Uzda
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Uzda
Uzda ( - is a town in Belarus
, located in the Minsk Region. It is the administrative seat of the Uzda Raion
. As of 2009 its population was of 10,000. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
was born in the town.
" and received its town (Город, Gorod) status in 1999.
, not too far from the towns of Stoŭbcy and Dzyarzhynsk
, both crossed by the M1 highway
(part of the European route E30
). It is not served by railways
.
Uzda ( - is a town in 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 ,...
, located in the Minsk Region. It is the administrative seat of the Uzda Raion
Uzda Raion
Uzda Raion is a second-level administrative subdivision of Belarus in the Minsk Region....
. As of 2009 its population was of 10,000. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Moshe Feinstein
Moshe Feinstein was a Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi, scholar and posek , who was world-renowned for his expertise in Halakha and was regarded by many as the de facto supreme halakhic authority for Orthodox Jewry of North America during his lifetime...
was born in the town.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1450. From 1938 it had the status of "urban-type settlementUrban-type settlements in Belarus
According to a 1998 law of the Republic of Belarus, there ate three categories of urban-type settlements in Belarus:*Urban settlements : with population over 2,000, industrial enterprises and developed residential infrastructure...
" and received its town (Город, Gorod) status in 1999.
Geography
Uzda is located 72 km in south-west 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...
, not too far from the towns of Stoŭbcy and Dzyarzhynsk
Dzyarzhynsk
Dzyarzhynsk or Dzerzhinsk; formerly "Koidanova" , in the Stoubcy district of Belarus, is a city with a history dating to the 11th century.-1st century–17th century:...
, both crossed by the M1 highway
M1 highway (Belarus)
The M1 , Magistral Route Nr. 1, olimpijka is a main road crossing Belarus. It forms a part of European route E30 and is the most important road link in the country, connecting Moscow to the east with Poland and Western Europe....
(part of the European route E30
European route E30
European route E 30 is an A-Class West-East European route, extending from the southern Irish port of Cork in the west to the Russian city of Omsk in the east...
). It is not served by railways
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
.