Orsha
Orsha
(
Belarusian
: Во́рша;
Russian
: О́рша;
Polish
: Orsza) is a city in
Belarus
, an important
railway
node along the
Minsk
–
Moscow
line. The famous
Battle of Orsha
occurred around
1514
. Armies from
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
and
Kingdom of Poland
, half of which were
litvins
(
Belarusians
from Grand Duchy of Lithuania), defeated the
Russian
army. First use of
Katyusha
rocket launcher
artillery was used here by the
Red Army
during
WWII
. Native town of
Uladzimir Karatkevich
, famous Belarusian writer.
Facts
Location:
Population: 124,300 (January 1, 1999)
People
Lev Vygotsky
External links
Coat of Arms
Photos on Radzima.org
Map of Orsha
Reminiecsences from living in Orsha
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