Navapolatsk

Nawapolazk or Novopolotsk (White Russian Наваполацк, Russian Новополоцк / Novopolotsk ) is an administratively independent satellite town in the immediate vicinity of the smaller northern Belarusian city Polotsk ( Belarusian Полацк ). Nawapolazk is the Wizebskaja Woblasz and has about 100,000 inhabitants.

History

When building new factories emphasis was placed that they are far enough away from the town of Polotsk, so that the city would remain unmolested by exhaust gases. Later they decided, but still allow some residential buildings adjacent to the industrial plants. In addition to the new housing estate arose a fire station, a hospital and a school. Over the years, the new Nawapolazk called city grew rapidly and overtook measured by the number of inhabitants and the neighboring city of Polotsk, despite the proximity to many classified as hazardous industrial facilities, one of which is the nation's most well-known the company Polymir.

Traffic

Nawapolazk is connected to the neighboring town of Polotsk by a tram and several roads; Polotsk is connected to the national road and rail network.

Sports

Chimik -SKA Nawapolazk, formerly Polimir Nawapolazk, is an ice hockey club that plays in the Belarusian Extraliga and in 1996 and 1997 White Russian master was.
Naftan Nawapolazk is a football club which participates in the Wyschejschaja Liha.

Place in the Wizebskaja Woblasz

Khimik-SKA Novopolotsk FC Naftan Novopolotsk Braslaw Dzisna Dubroŭna Lepiel Miory Pastavy

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