WVitebsk Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 15th century until the partitions of Poland in 1795.
WAstroŭna is a village in Belarus. It is located in the Beshankovichy District of Vitebsk Region, 15 km west of Vitebsk. Astroŭna is a birthplace of Lew Sapieha, statesman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and creator of the Third Lithuanian Statute.
WBaran is a town in Vitebsk Region, Eastern Belarus. It is located in the southeast of the region. Administratively, Baran is subordinate to the city of Orsha. As of 2009, its population was 11,662.
WThe Battle of Holowczyn or Holofzin or Golovchin was fought between the Russian forces, and the Swedish army, led by Charles XII of Sweden, only 26 years of age at the time. Despite difficult natural obstacles and superior enemy artillery, the Swedes were able to achieve surprise and defeat the numerically superior Russian forces, who were separated from each other, had no overall command and could not coordinate their actions, so that only 8,000-9,000 of them could take part in the fighting. Reportedly, it was Charles' favourite victory.
WThe Battle of Orsha, was a battle fought on 8 September 1514, between the allied forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, under the command of Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski; and the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow under Konyushy Ivan Chelyadnin and Kniaz Mikhail Golitsin. The Battle of Orsha was part of a long series of Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars conducted by Muscovite rulers striving to gather all the former Kievan Rus' lands under their rule.
WDruck or Drutsk, is a historical town in Belarus, 40 kilometres west of Mahilyow.
WDubrowna or Dubrovno is a small town on the Dnieper River. The toponym originates from a Proto-Slavic term for an oak forest, which may explain the inclusion of oak leaves and acorns in the town's coat of arms. Dubroŭna is the administrative centre of the Dubroŭna Raion of the Vitebsk Voblast in northern Belarus.
WHolowczyn or Holovchin or Golovchin is a village in the Byalynichy Raion in the Mogilev Region in Belarus. The total population is 511 inhabitants. It is located 18 kilometers northeast of Belynichi and 26 kilometers from Mogilev.
WHorki is a town in the Mogilev Region of Belarus, an administrative center of Horki District. As of 2009, its population was 32,777.
WKhalopyenichy is an urban-type settlement in Krupki District, Minsk Region, Belarus.
WKopys is an urban-type settlement in the Orsha Raion, Vitebsk Region, Belarus.
WKrupki is a small city in Krupki Raion, near Mogilev, Belarus.
WLiozna is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus, the capital of Liozna District. It is located close to the border with Russia by the Vitebsk-Smolensk railroad branch and highway, on the Moshna River. Population: 6,753 (2005)
WOrsha is a city in Belarus in the Vitebsk Region, on the fork of the Dnieper and Arshytsa rivers.
WShklow is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Mogilev on the Dnieper river. It has a railway station on the line between Orsha and Mogilev. As of 2009, its population was 16,439.
WSenno or Syanno is a city in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus. It is 58 km (36 mi) southwest of Vitebsk on the southern shore of Senno Lake. Its population in 2010 was 8,000.
WTalachyn or Tolochin is a city in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus, an administrative center of the Talachyn district. It is perhaps the coldest city in Belarus in winter, with a record low of -42.2C.
WUsvyaty is an urban locality and the administrative center of Usvyatsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Usvyacha River, between Lake Uzmen and Lake Usvyaty, two biggest lakes in the area. Municipally, it is incorporated as Usvyaty Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: 2,961 (2010 Census); 3,148 (2002 Census); 3,638 (1989 Census).
WVelizh is a town and the administrative center of Velizhsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Western Dvina, 134 kilometers (83 mi) from Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 7,620 (2010 Census); 8,343 (2002 Census); 9,146 (1989 Census).
WVitebsk, or Viciebsk, is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest city. It is served by Vitebsk Vostochny Airport and Vitebsk Air Base.