Rakov
Rakaw or Rakov is an agrotown in Valozhyn District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It stands on the Islach River 40 km from Valozhyn and 39 km from Minsk, the capital of Belarus. In 2001, it had a population of 2,106.- Type: Village with 2,630 residents
- Description: agrotown in Valožyn district, Belarus
- Also known as: “Rakaŭ”, “Rakaw”, “Rakovi”, “Raków”, “Raków Mołodecki”, and “Rakuv”
- Address: Валожынскі раён
Places of Interest
Highlights include Каталіцкія могілкі.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Novaje Polie and Aksakawshchyna.
Rakov
- Categories: agrotown, village in Belarus, miasteczko, urban settlement in Belarus, and locality
- Location: Minsk Region, Belarus, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.96689° or 53° 58′ 1″ north
Longitude
27.05251° or 27° 3′ 9″ east
Population
2,630
Elevation
212 metres (696 feet)
Open location code
9G59X383+Q2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Yiddish—“Rakov” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Ракаў”
- Cebuano: “Rakaŭ”
- Chechen: “Раков”
- Czech: “Rakaŭ”
- Esperanto: “Rakaŭ”
- Estonian: “Rakaŭ”
- French: “Rakaŭ”
- German: “Rakaŭ”
- German: “Rakaw”
- German: “Rakov”
- German: “Rakow”
- German: “Raków”
- Hebrew: “ראקאב”
- Hebrew: “רקאו”
- Hebrew: “רקוּב”
- Lithuanian: “Rakavas”
- Polish: “Raków Mołodecki”
- Polish: “Raków”
- Russian: “Раков”
- Silesian: “Rakůw”
- Swedish: “Rakaŭ”
- Swedish: “Rakov”
- Tatar: “Ракав”
- Ukrainian: “Раків”
- Yiddish: “Rakovi”
- Yiddish: “ראקאוויי”
- “Rakaŭ”
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