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.- Village with about 2,880 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 210 metres (700 feet)
- Description: agrotown in Valožyn district, Belarus
- Address: Валожынскі раён
- Also known as“Rakaŭ”“Rakaw”“Rakovi”“Raków”“Raków Mołodecki”“Rakuv”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Каталіцкія могілкі.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Novaje Polie and Aksakawshchyna.
Novaje Polie
Hamlet
Novaje Polie is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Rakov.
Aksakawshchyna
Village
Aksakawshchyna is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Rakov.
Kučkuny
Hamlet
Kučkuny is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Rakov.
Rakov
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Latitude
53.96689° or 53° 58′ 1″ north
Longitude
27.05251° or 27° 3′ 9″ east
Open location code
9G59X383+Q2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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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: “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”
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