Vysokaye

Vysokaye
Высокае (Belarusian)
Town
Coat of arms of Vysokaye
Coat of arms
Vysokaye is located in Belarus
Vysokaye
Vysokaye
Coordinates: 52°22′7″N 23°22′50″E / 52.36861°N 23.38056°E / 52.36861; 23.38056
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
DistrictKamyenyets District
First mentioned14th century
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
4,913
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
225217
Area code+375 1643
License plate1

Vysokaye (Belarusian: Высокае, romanized: Vysokaje;[a] Russian: Высокое, romanized: Vysokoye; Polish: Wysokie) is a town in Kamyenyets District, Brest Region, Belarus. The westernmost point of Belarus is located a few kilometers to the southwest from Vysokaye on the Bug River.[2] As of 2024, it has a population of 4,913.[1] The town has a railway station on the Brest line.

Etymology

Vysokaye means "high" (same as Polish: Wysokie), as in Wysokie Litewskie (Lithuanian Heights). That was also its name before 1940, when it belonged to Poland. It is about 15 kilometers from Polish border and majority of its citizens are Belarusians.[3]

History

Polish Independence Day celebrations in 1933

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Wysokie was a private town of the Sapieha, Jabłonowski and Potocki families,[4] administratively located in the Brest Litovsk Voivodeship. King Stanisław August Poniatowski stopped in the town during his travel from Białystok to his birthplace of Wołczyn in 1775.[4] In 1795, it was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland.

From 1921 until 1939, Vysokaye (Wysokie Litewskie) was part of the Second Polish Republic.

In September 1939, Vysokaye was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1944, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 23 June 1941 until 28 July 1944, Vysokaye was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok. The Germans established a ghetto for local Jews.

On New Year's Day 2023, the town hit 16.4 C, the highest ever January temperature recorded in the country.[5]

Climate

Climate data for Vysokaye (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		15.6
(60.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		27.2
(81.0) 		30.2
(86.4) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.4
(88.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		20.7
(69.3) 		13.7
(56.7) 		7.5
(45.5) 		31.6
(88.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3) 		1.2
(34.2) 		6.4
(43.5) 		13.9
(57.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.9
(76.8) 		24.4
(75.9) 		18.6
(65.5) 		12.1
(53.8) 		5.5
(41.9) 		1.0
(33.8) 		12.5
(54.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		2.2
(36.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.3
(63.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.5
(65.3) 		13.4
(56.1) 		7.9
(46.2) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		8.2
(46.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		3.3
(37.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		11.6
(52.9) 		13.6
(56.5) 		12.8
(55.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		4.3
(39.7) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		4.0
(39.2)
Record low °C (°F) −17.6
(0.3) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−9.8
(14.4) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		1.0
(33.8) 		5.8
(42.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		7.0
(44.6) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−13.5
(7.7) 		−17.6
(0.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40.5
(1.59) 		39.0
(1.54) 		35.3
(1.39) 		39.8
(1.57) 		60.3
(2.37) 		66.7
(2.63) 		79.3
(3.12) 		60.1
(2.37) 		56.3
(2.22) 		42.9
(1.69) 		41.0
(1.61) 		43.2
(1.70) 		604.4
(23.80)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.0 10.0 9.2 7.6 9.4 9.8 9.9 7.8 8.0 8.1 9.0 10.0 108.8
Source: NOAA[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Official transliteration.

References

  1. ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. The Scientific and Production State Republican Unitary Enterprise “National Cadastre Agency” of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ НАРБ. Ф. 30, оп. 5, д. 7304, л. 15.
  4. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1895. pp. 136–137.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Gayle, Damien (2023-01-02). "'Extreme event': warm January weather breaks records across Europe". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  6. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Vysokaye". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2024.

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