Malaryta

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Malaryta
Маларыта (Belarusian)
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Malaryta
Coordinates: 51°47′N24°05′E / 51.783°N 24.083°E / 51.783; 24.083
Country Belarus
Region Brest Region
District Malaryta District
First mentioned1566
Population
 (2025) [1]
  Total
12,593
Time zone UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
225910
Area code +375 1651
License plate1
Malaryta

Malaryta or Malorita [a] is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. [1] It serves as the administrative centre of Malaryta District. [1] The name of the city comes from the Ryta River. As of 2025, it has a population of 12,593. [1]

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History

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Local Catholic church in 1924

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Malaryta was part of Brest Litovsk Voivodeship. In 1795, Malaryta was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland.

From 1921 to 1939, Malaryta (Małoryta) was part of the Second Polish Republic, administratively located in the Polesie Voivodeship.

In September 1939, Malaryta was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 22 June 1941 to 20 July 1944, Malaryta was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Wolhynien-Podolien of Reichskommissariat Ukraine.

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Notes

  1. Belarusian: Маларыта; Russian and Ukrainian: Малорита; Polish: Małoryta.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.