Kreva

Kreva
Крэва (Belarusian)
Official seal of Kreva
Kreva is located in Belarus
Kreva
Kreva
Coordinates: 54°18′37″N 26°17′11″E / 54.31028°N 26.28639°E / 54.31028; 26.28639
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
DistrictSmarhon District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Kreva (Belarusian: Крэва, IPA: [ˈkrɛva]; Russian: Крево, romanizedKrevo; Lithuanian: Krėva, Krẽvas; Polish: Krewo) is an agrotown in Smarhon District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Krevas selsoviet.[1][2]

The first mention dates to the 13th century. The toponym is derived from the name of the Krivichs tribe.[3]

Catholic Church of St. Mary
  1. ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 348. ISBN 985-458-098-9.
  2. ^ "Кревский сельсовет". Сморгонский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ Жучкевич В. А. Краткий топонимический словарь Белоруссии. — Мн.: Изд-во БГУ, 1974. С. 182.

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