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Lukoml

Coordinates: 54°43′N 29°09′E / 54.717°N 29.150°E / 54.717; 29.150
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Lukoml (Belarusian: Лукомль, Polish: Łukoml) is an agrotown in Chashniki District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated by Lake Lukoml and serves as the administrative center of Lukoml selsoviet.

History

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Early references to Lukoml in Russian chronicles are dated by 1078, when it was burned by Vladimir Monomakh. In 15-16th centuries it constituted a separate principality. In 1563, it was burned down by Russians. In the pre-1917 Russian Empire, it was a shtetl of about 1,000 inhabitants with one Orthodox church, one Catholic church, two synagogues, one school and 8 shops. There are remnants of ancient fortifications by the village.

Sources

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  •  "Лукомль" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.

54°43′N 29°09′E / 54.717°N 29.150°E / 54.717; 29.150