Zhodzina: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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|native_name = {{native name|be|Жодзіна}}<br />{{native name|ru|Жодино}}

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|image_skyline = ~~BELAZ~~ ~~truck~~ ~~zhodino~~.jpg

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|image_caption = ~~A truck mounted outside of the BelAZ factory~~

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|leader_name = Dimitri Zablotsky<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vm.ru/news/821261-mer-goroda-zhodino-poobeshal-belorusam-vyjti-na-akciyu-protesta|title=Мэр города Жодино пообещал белорусам выйти на акцию протеста|last=Fedotova|first=Viktoriya|date=2020-08-13|website=VM.ru|publisher=Vechernyaya Moskva|access-date=2020-08-13|quote=Мэр города Дмитрий Заблоцкий}}</ref>

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|established_date = ~~1963~~

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|area_total_km2 = 21.97

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”’Zhodzina”'<!–See WP:BELARUSIANNAMES–> or ”’Zhodino”'{{efn|{{langx|be|Жодзіна|Žodzina}}, {{IPA|be|ˈʐodzʲina|IPA}}; {{langx|ru|Жодино}}, {{IPA|ru|ˈʐodʲɪnə|IPA}}; {{langx|pl|Żodzino}}.}} is a town in [[Minsk Region]], [[Belarus]], located {{convert|50|km}} north-east of [[Minsk]]. The city covers an area of {{convert|19|km2}}. In 2021, its population was 65,451.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://population.city/belarus/zhodzina/|title = Zhodzina · Population}}</ref> As of 2025, it has a population of 63,354.<ref name=”pop”/>

==History==

[[File:Žodzin. Жодзін (1901-17).jpg|thumb|left|Railway station in the early 20th century]]

The settlement is first mentioned in 1688, belonging to the [[Radziwiłł family]].

It has had city status since 1963.

On 13 August 2020, Zhodzina was the site of the first large-scale worker strike in Belarus, at the [[BelAZ]] automobile plant, in protest of the contested results of the [[2020 Belarusian presidential election]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/workers-major-belarus-plants-strike-amid-growing-protests/story?id=72347053|title=Workers at major Belarus plants strike amid growing protests over election|last=Reevell|first=Patrick|date=2020-08-13|website=ABCnews.go.com|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2020-08-13|quote=Hundreds of workers at the large [[BelAZ|Belarus Auto Factory]] (BelAZ) in the town of Zhodino were filmed walking out of the plant, chanting ‘Long live Belarus.’}}</ref>

==Geography==

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==Economy==

[[File:Жодино, Смолевичский район, Минская область, Беларусь 04.jpg|thumb|left|[[BelAZ]]]]

The [[BelAZ]] (The Belarusian Automobile Plant) is the largest employer in the city; it employs about 11,000 workers, one-sixth of the local population. Every third mining truck in the world is produced by [[BelAZ]]. The largest truck weighs 360 tonnes and can carry 450 tonnes of load. Another important factory is the clothing manufacturer SVITANAK, which produces children’s and adults’ clothes. Its products are exported to European countries.

Town in Minsk Region, Belarus

Zhodzina or Zhodino^[a] is a town in Minsk Region, in central Belarus, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-east of Minsk. The city covers an area of 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi). In 2021, its population was 65,451.^[3] As of 2025, it has a population of 63,354.^[2]

The settlement is first mentioned in 1688, belonging to the Radziwiłł family.

It has had city status since 1963.

On 13 August 2020, Zhodzina was the site of the first large-scale worker strike in Belarus, at the BelAZ automobile plant, in protest of the contested results of the 2020 Belarusian presidential elections.^[4]

The town, the most populous among the settlements in the surrounding Smalyavichy District, is situated 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Minsk and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Barysaw. Zhodzina is divided by the Plisa River, and it has a small lake in its southern suburb.

There are nine schools, two high schools, one professional lyceum and Zhodzina Polytechnical College in the city. Currently, there are no higher educational institutions in the city.

The BelAZ (The Belarusian Automobile Plant) is the largest employer in the city; it employs about 11,000 workers, one-sixth of the local population. Every third mining truck in the world is produced by BelAZ. The largest truck weighs 360 tonnes and can carry 450 tonnes of load. Another important factory is the clothing manufacturer SVITANAK, which produces children’s and adults’ clothes. Its products are exported to European countries.

Zhodzina is served by the M1 highway, part of the European route E30, an international highway^[5] that links Berlin and Warsaw to Moscow. It has two railway stations (Zhodzina and the stop of Zhodzina Yuzhny^[6]^[7]) on the international line Minsk-Moscow; and its main station is served by some international trains as the Sibirjak Berlin-Novosibirsk. Minsk International Airport is 40 km (25 mi) from Zhodzina.