Mahiljow

Mahiljow is a city in jap Belarus , approximately one hundred kilometers from the border with Russia . It is the capital of the Mahiljow oblast . With a populace of 365,102, it's miles the third largest metropolis in Belarus. The town changed into based in 1267 . Since the 13th century , Mahiljow become part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , after the Union of Lublin and the established order of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , the city belonged to the Republic of Both Peoples . The town had a glory period because of its favorable location on the intersection of exchange routes from east to west and from north to south. In 1577 King Stephen Bathory gave the city city rights . After the primary Polish department , the city became a part of the Russian Empire .

In the years 1915 - 1917, during the First World War , Mahiljow was the headquarters of the Russian military. In 1918 the metropolis changed into occupied with the aid of the Germans and introduced to the fast - status Belarusian People's Republi. In 1919 the town was occupied via the Red Army and delivered to the Belarusian SSR . In the Second World War between 1941 and 1944 the town was in the hands of Nazi Germany . Since Belarus have become impartial, Mahiljow has been one of the most essential towns inside the country.