Vitebsk

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Vitebsk is a historic city in northeastern Belarus known as a major cultural center and the birthplace of artist Marc Chagall.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
artMovementAssociated Vitebsk School of Art
birthplaceOf Marc Chagall
callingCode +375 212
coatOfArmsDepicts Virgin Mary with Child
country Belarus
countrySubdivision Vitebsk Region
elevationMeters 169
foundedInCentury 10th century
hasAirport Vitebsk Vostochny Airport
hasCityStatusSince 10th century
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasFestival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
hasLocalGovernment Vitebsk City Executive Committee
hasMuseum Marc Chagall House Museum
Marc Chagall Museum
hasNotablePerson Kazimir Malevich
Marc Chagall
hasPopulationApprox 350000
hasRailConnectionTo Minsk
Saint Petersburg
Smolensk
hasTwinTown Gdynia
Novopolotsk
Panevėžys
Tianjin
hasUniversity Vitebsk State Medical University
Vitebsk State University
historicalEvent occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II
historicalRegion Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Principality of Polotsk
isAdministrativeCenterOf Vitebsk District
Vitebsk Region
isCulturalCenter true
isHistoricCity true
knownFor Slavianski Bazaar international arts festival
birthplace of Marc Chagall
major cultural center in Belarus
languageOfficial Belarusian
Russian
locatedIn Vitebsk Region
northeastern Belarus
locatedOnRiver Vitsba
Western Dvina
postalCodeFormat 210000–210999
timeZone FET
UTC+3


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