Begoml is a small town, rather, a village in the south of the Vitebsk region of Belarus, 100 km from Minsk to the north.

Coat of arms of the city of Begoml

Begoml city of Vitebsk region.

History

The village under the name Bagoml was first mentioned in chronicles in 1582. It belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, then the Commonwealth. 

After the second partition of the latter in 1793, Begoml, as part of the newly formed Minsk province, was annexed to the Russian Empire.

The city of Rechitsa is not only one of the oldest and industrial cities in the Republic of Belarus, but it also left its mark on world history, thanks to John Smith.

photo of the embankment of the town of Rechitsa.

One of the oldest cities in the Republic of Belarus was founded in 1213.

There was a castle in this city, but now only the ramparts have remained from it, on the banks of the Dnieper River.

This city was once a part of different states, but now it is a part of the Republic of Belarus, the Gomel region.