Novolukoml (Novolukoml’)
Novalukoml (Новалукомль; Новолукомль; Nowołukoml) is a city in Chashniki district, Vitebsk Region, Belarus by Lukoml Lake. Lukoml power station is located in the city.
The history of Novolukoml goes back to 1964 when the construction of the Lukoml power station began. The settlement by the name of Pionersky was a temporary place of residence for the builders and the personnel of the station. In 1965 the settlement was renamed Novalukoml (lit.New Lukoml) after the adjacent village of Lukoml which was said to be the center of a principality centuries ago. When the station was finished, the settlement grew steadily and was given the status of a city in 1970. After the collapse of the USSR the growth of the city stopped as the station's role started to fade. In 2006 the city was granted a coat of arms. Nowadays, the infrastructure of Novalukoml is sufficient: there are an orthodox, catholic, and Protestant churches, a gym, a banya etc. But the population is gradually decreasing due to the lack of employment and low salaries.
The history of Novolukoml goes back to 1964 when the construction of the Lukoml power station began. The settlement by the name of Pionersky was a temporary place of residence for the builders and the personnel of the station. In 1965 the settlement was renamed Novalukoml (lit.New Lukoml) after the adjacent village of Lukoml which was said to be the center of a principality centuries ago. When the station was finished, the settlement grew steadily and was given the status of a city in 1970. After the collapse of the USSR the growth of the city stopped as the station's role started to fade. In 2006 the city was granted a coat of arms. Nowadays, the infrastructure of Novalukoml is sufficient: there are an orthodox, catholic, and Protestant churches, a gym, a banya etc. But the population is gradually decreasing due to the lack of employment and low salaries.
Map - Novolukoml (Novolukoml’)
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Country - Belarus
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Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in 1917, different states arose competing for legitimacy amid the Civil War, ultimately ending in the rise of the Byelorussian SSR, which became a founding constituent republic of the Soviet Union in 1922. After the Polish-Soviet War, Belarus lost almost half of its territory to Poland. Much of the borders of Belarus took their modern shape in 1939, when some lands of the Second Polish Republic were reintegrated into it after the Soviet invasion of Poland, and were finalized after World War II. During World War II, military operations devastated Belarus, which lost about a quarter of its population and half of its economic resources. The republic was redeveloped in the post-war years. In 1945, the Byelorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations, along with the Soviet Union.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| BYN | Belarusian ruble | Br | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| BE | Belarusian language |
| RU | Russian language |