Chysts

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Chysts
Чысць (Belarusian)
Чисть (Russian)
Chist
Settlement
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CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
DistrictMaladzyechna District
Founded1955
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
5,422
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Chysts or Chist (Belarusian: Чысць, romanizedČysć; Russian: Чисть) is a settlement in Maladzyechna District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chysts selsoviet.[1] The population is 5,422 (2010 estimate).

History

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Chysts was founded in 1955 as a work settlement attached to the local peat mining factory, which was active until 1980s, before the peat run out. Since late 1980s the town is primarily known as a location of Zabudova, one of the biggest building material manufacturings in Belarus.[2][3]

Notable people

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  • Siaržuk Vituška (1965–2012), prominent figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer.[4]

References

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  3. ^ Chist overview
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