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.

Based on archaeological research, it can be argued that the territory of modern Polotsk was settled already in 780.

Spaso-Evfrosinievsky monastery -
 women's Orthodox monastery in Polotsk

The most ancient city of the Republic of Belarus is Polotsk. 

Based on archaeological research, it can be argued that the territory of modern Polotsk was settled already in 780. 

Polotsk is the oldest city in Belarus and was first mentioned in the "Tale of Bygone Years" in 862.

Coat of arms of the city of Polotsk

The cities of Polotsk and Novopolotsk with the nearest towns and villages create the Polotsk agglomeration with a population of about 270,000 people.

The city of Polotsk in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, the administrative center of the Polotsk region.

Located on both banks of the Western Dvina, at the confluence of the Polota River.

As of January 1, 2018, the population was 84 597 people.

The city of Vitebsk is one of the largest cities of the Republic of Belarus. Briefly about the city of Vitebsk.

Coat of arms of Vitebsk

The city of Vitebsk is located in the north-east of Belarus, the administrative center of the Vitebsk region and the Vitebsk region. Located in the eastern part of the region on the Western Dvina River. 

The fourth-largest city in the country (after Minsk, Gomel, and Mogilev).

The population is approximately 378,459 people (as of January 1, 2019). Occupied area - 134.6 km² (for 2017).