Chysts or Chist (Belarusian: Чысць, romanized: Čysć; Russian: Чисть) is a settlement in Maladzyechna District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chysts selsoviet.[1] The population is 5,422 (2010 estimate).

History

Chysts was founded in 1955 as a work settlement attached to the local peat mining factory, which was active until 1980s, before the peat run out. Since late 1980s the town is primarily known as a location of Zabudova, one of the biggest building material manufacturings in Belarus.[2][3]

Notable people

  • Siaržuk Vituška (1965–2012), prominent figure of the Belarusian independence movement in the late Soviet period, historian, columnist and writer.[4]

References

  1. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 296. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
  2. ^ "Molodechno Raion tourist route". Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  3. ^ Chist overview
  4. ^ "Вітушка Сяргей" [Siaržuk Vituška]. slounik.org (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chist
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