Krychaw

Krychaw or Krichev is a town in Mogilev Region, in eastern . It serves as the administrative center of Krychaw District. It is situated on the . In 2009, its population was 27,202. As of 2025, it has a population of 22,973.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 26,000 residents
  • Description: city in Belarus
  • Also known as: “Krichev”, “Kryčaŭ”, “Krychau”, “Krytchev”, and “Krzyczew”
  • Address: Крычаўскі раён

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palace of Potemkin (Golynsky) and Holy Resurrection Paraskevinsky Cathedral.

Photo: Andrei Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: CastleMound, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Museum
Photo: Andrei Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamienka and Kasciuškavičy.

Hamlet
Photo: Zelyoniy.anton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km southeast of Krychaw.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Krychaw.

Krychaw

Latitude
53.69523° or 53° 41′ 43″ north
Longitude
31.7066° or 31° 42′ 24″ east
Population
26,000
Elevation
182 metres (597 feet)
Open location code
9G5HMPW4+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 242979000
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
626450
Wiki­data ID
Q954914
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Upper Sorbian—“Krychaw” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Крычаў”
  • Bulgarian: “Кричев”
  • Catalan: “Kritxau”
  • Catalan: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Cebuano: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Chechen: “Кричев”
  • Chinese: “克里切夫”
  • Czech: “Kričev”
  • Czech: “Kryčau”
  • Czech: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Dutch: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Estonian: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Finnish: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Finnish: “Krytšau”
  • French: “Kryčaŭ”
  • French: “Krytchaw”
  • Galician: “Kryčaŭ”
  • German: “Kritschew”
  • German: “Kryčaŭ”
  • German: “Krytschau”
  • Hebrew: “קריצ’ב”
  • Hungarian: “Kricsav”
  • Italian: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Japanese: “クルィチャウ”
  • Korean: “크리차우”
  • Latvian: “Kričava”
  • Lithuanian: “Kryčavas”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Northern Frisian: “Krytschau”
  • Ossetian: “Кричев”
  • Persian: “کریچف”
  • Polish: “Krzyczew”
  • Romanian: “Kricev”
  • Romanian: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Russian: “Кричев”
  • Serbian: “Кричав”
  • Slovenian: “Kričav”
  • Spanish: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Spanish: “Krýchov”
  • Swedish: “Kryčaŭ”
  • Swedish: “Krytjaŭ”
  • Tatar: “Кричев”
  • Tatar: “Крычау”
  • Ukrainian: “Кричев”
  • Ukrainian: “Кричів”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Kryčaw”
  • “Kryčaŭ”

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