Vasilyevichy

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Vasilyevichy

Total population

3,089

Coordinates52.25°, 29.83°

Demographic figures from Belstat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Vasilyevichy is a town in Rechytsa District, Gomel Region, in south-eastern Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 3,143. It is located in Polesia, on the railway line between the cities of Mazyr and Rechytsa.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Yury Zakharanka

Belarusian military officer (1952-1999)

Ivan Navumenka

Belarusian writer and specialist in literature (1925-2006)

A

Andrey Byely

U

Uladzimir Kazlou

Belarusian javelin thrower

S

Stsiapan Stsiapanovitch Laouchouk

Belarusian literary critic

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Ivan Tymoshenko

Soviet-Belarusian-Ukrainian military officer (1924–1999)

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Mikhail Dasko

Russian male long-distance runner

M

Mikalay Zakharanka

Belarusian writer

M

Moisei Babicki

Soviet architect

C

Chaim Biejĺkin

Belarusian historian

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Lev Kofman

sports functionary

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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• Bostanabad
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• Sarab
  1305.8 mi away · pop. 45,000
• Shinabad
  1308.5 mi away
• Sareyn
  1311.1 mi away · pop. 5,459
• Ardabil
  1313 mi away · pop. 482,632
• Abasabad
  1332.8 mi away · pop. 145

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Recently spotted species

Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth

Hyles euphorbiae

Seen 2026-08-06

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-08-04

Sand Lizard

Lacerta agilis

Seen 2026-08-03

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-07-29

Poplar Hawkmoth

Laothoe populi

Seen 2026-07-27

European Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

Seen 2026-07-22

The Tanner

Prionus coriarius

Seen 2026-07-14

Garden Tiger

Arctia caja

Seen 2026-07-09

scentless mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Seen 2026-06-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).