Haradzyechna, Pruzhany District
Haradzyechna (Belarusian: Гарадзечна, romanized: Haradziečna; Russian: Городечно, romanized: Gorodechno) is a village in Pruzhany District, Brest Region, Belarus. It is part of Shani selsoviet.
History
During the French invasion of Russia, French forces and Russian forces clashed at the Battle of Gorodechno in August 1812.
References
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2010). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Брэсцкая вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 256. ISBN 978-985-458-198-9.
- ^ "Шеневской сельсовет (Пружанский район, Брестская область) Список населенных пунктов". www.radzima.net.
- ^ Chapman, Tim (9 September 2002). Imperial Russia, 1801-1905. Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-134-57970-9.
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