Polatsk

city in Belarus
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Polatsk

Summary

Polatsk is a city of oblast subordinance[1]. Polatsk draws 1,474 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_oblast_subordinance category, ranking #6 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polatsk is located in Polotsk District[3].
  • Polatsk is in the country of Belarus[4].
  • Polatsk is on the body of water Daugava[5].
  • Polatsk's instance of is recorded as city of raion subordinance[6].
  • Polatsk's flag is recorded as flag of Polack[7].
  • Polatsk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jonava[8].
  • Polatsk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Friedrichshafen[9].
  • Polatsk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ludza[10].
  • Polatsk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ludza Municipality[11].
  • Polatsk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tosno[12].
  • Polatsk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trakai[13].
  • Polatsk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Elektrostal[14].
  • Polatsk's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kursk[15].
  • Polatsk's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Połack[16].
  • Polatsk's postal code is recorded as 211291[17].
  • Polatsk's postal code is recorded as 211400–211402[18].
  • Polatsk's postal code is recorded as 211404–211415[19].
  • Polatsk's postal code is recorded as 211422[20].
  • Polatsk's Commons category is recorded as Polotsk[21].
  • Polatsk's patron saint is recorded as Euphrosyne of Polotsk[22].
  • Polatsk's local dialing code is recorded as 214[23].
  • 780 marks the founding of Polatsk[24].
  • Polatsk's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 55.483333333333, 'longitude': 28.8}[25].
  • Polatsk's significant event is recorded as Siege of Polotsk[26].
  • Polatsk's significant event is recorded as Siege of Polotsk[27].

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Geography

Polatsk is in the country of Belarus[4]. Polatsk is located in Polotsk District[3]. Polatsk is on the body of water Daugava[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+20294'}[28], {'amount': '+82547'}[29], {'amount': '+84968'}[30], {'amount': '+84597'}[31], {'amount': '+81219'}[32], and {'amount': '+81000'}[33].

Designation and Status

Polatsk's instance of is recorded as city of raion subordinance[6].

History and Context

780 marks the founding of Polatsk[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Polatsk include Navapolack[34], a city of oblast subordinance[35], in Belarus[36], founded in 1958[37]; Robert Island[38], an island[39]; Polotsk Airport[40], an airport[41], in Belarus[42]; and Polatsk Hydroelectric Power Plant[43], a hydroelectric power station[44], in Belarus[45].

Why It Matters

Polatsk draws 1,474 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_oblast_subordinance category, ranking #6 of 11).[2] Polatsk has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Polatsk is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for Polatsk include Navapolack[34], a city of oblast subordinance[35], in Belarus[36], founded in 1958[37]; Robert Island[38], an island[39]; Polotsk Airport[40], an airport[41], in Belarus[42]; and Polatsk Hydroelectric Power Plant[43], a hydroelectric power station[44], in Belarus[45].

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Principality of Polotsk, Polotsk Voivodeship, Polotsky Uyezd +5
    Licence plate code → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||0 */ Changing order of values for [[Property:P131|P131]]"
  2. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49170|batch #49170]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 12257
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 12257, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167483394|POLOTSK (POLOTZK) (#167483394)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclope"
  4. 21w ago · Red Winged Duck · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag → flag of Polack
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Polotsk
    Local dialing code → 214
    Topic's main category → Category:Polotsk
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 79,960"
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