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Varapayeva

Coordinates: 55°08′34″N 27°12′08″E / 55.14278°N 27.20222°E / 55.14278; 27.20222
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Varapayeva
Варапаева (Belarusian)
Воропаево (Russian)
Varapayeva is located in Belarus
Varapayeva
Varapayeva
Coordinates: 55°08′34″N 27°12′08″E / 55.14278°N 27.20222°E / 55.14278; 27.20222
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictPastavy District
Population
 (2025)[1]
 • Total
2,111
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Varapayeva (Belarusian: Варапаева, romanizedVarapajeva; Russian: Воропаево, romanizedVoropayevo) is an urban-type settlement in Pastavy District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[2] As of 2025, it has a population of 2,111.[1]

History

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Przezdziecki Palace in the 1930s

Woropajewo, as it was known in Polish, was part of Poland in the interwar period. According to the 1921 census, the population was 50.1% Polish, 38.7% Belarusian, and 7.3% Jewish.[3]

Following the invasion of Poland in September 1939 at the start of World War II, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards, which eventually annexed it from Poland in 1945.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  2. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2009). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Віцебская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 334. ISBN 978-985-458-192-7.
  3. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 36.