Vorsha
city in Belarus
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Summary
Vorsha is a city of oblast subordinance[1]. Vorsha draws 3,400 Wikipedia views per month (city of oblast subordinance category, ranking #9 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the Patriotic War[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Orsha District[4]
- Country: Belarus[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Dnieper[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], city of raion subordinance[8]
- Shares border with: Orsha District[9]
- Flag: Flags of Orša[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Bălți[11], Pernik[12], Mińsk Mazowiecki[13], Zapadnoye Degunino District[14], Krasnogvardeysky District[15], Telšiai[16], Vyazma[17]
- Coat of arms: Coats of arms of Orša[18]
- Postal code: 211030[19]
- Commons category: Orša[20]
- Local dialing code: 216[21]
- Inception: 1067[22]
- Official website: https://orsha.vitebsk-region.gov.by[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vorša[24]
- Population: 13,061[25], 122,200[26], 117,225[27], 116,936[28], 115,938[29], 107,930[30], 108,100[31], 106,505[32], 104,605[33], 103,658[34], 102,759[35], 101,662[36], 100,422[37], 136,111[38]
- Time of earliest written record: 1067[39]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[44], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[45], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[46]
- Capital of: Q6464662[47], Orsha District[48]
- Official name: Орша[49], Ворша[50]
- List of monuments: Спіс гісторыка-культурных каштоўнасцей Оршы[51]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Orša[52]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Orsha[53]
- Native label: Орша[54]
- Category for people buried here: Q7977413[55]
Why It Matters
Vorsha has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Vorsha is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
FAQs
What awards did Vorsha receive?
Honors received include Order of the Patriotic War[3].