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Kalinin Square, Minsk

Kalinin Square is the 5th square on the Independence Avenue of . The square was named in honor of the Soviet Head of State Mikhail Kalinin. The square started to form in 1953. The monument to Kalinin, located on the square, was built in 1978.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: City square in Minsk, Belarus
  • Also known as: “plošča Kalinina”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and State Literary-Commemorative Museum of Yakub Kolas.

Public building
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The is the national academy of . is situated 720 metres southwest of Kalinin Square, Minsk.

Museum
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is situated 660 metres southwest of Kalinin Square, Minsk.

Metro station
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is a Minsk Metro station on the North Eastearn side of . It was built during the Soviet Era and opened on June 30, 1984. The station entrance is located on Praspiekt. is situated 380 metres east of Kalinin Square, Minsk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sliapianka and Uschod.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northeast of Kalinin Square, Minsk.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Kalinin Square, Minsk.

Kalinin Square, Minsk

Latitude
53.92329° or 53° 55′ 24″ north
Longitude
27.60814° or 27° 36′ 29″ east
Named after
Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin
Open location code
9G59WJF5+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28249958
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q1985652
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Russian—“Kalinin Square, Minsk” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “плошча Калініна”
  • Belarusian: “Плошча Калініна”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان كالينين”
  • Polish: “plac Kalinina”
  • Polish: “Plac Michaiła Kalinina w Mińsku”
  • Russian: “Площадь Калинина (Минск)”
  • Russian: “площадь Калинина”
  • Russian: “Площадь Калинина”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ГПАП-82 and Белпошта.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Kalinin and Плошча Калініна (экскурсійны).

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kalinin Square, Minsk”. Photo: Чаховіч Уладзіслаў, CC BY-SA 3.0.