Barysaw

Barysaw or Borisov (Belarusian: Барысаў, romanized: Barysaŭ,[a] .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: [baˈrɨsaw]; Russian: Борисов, IPA: [bɐˈrʲisəf]) is a city in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Barysaw District.[1] It is located on the Berezina River and 74 kilometres (46 mi) north-east from the capital Minsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 135,696.[1] Barysaw is first mentioned in the Laurentian Codex as being founded (as Borisov) in 1102 by the Prince of Polotsk Rogvolod Vseslavich, who had the baptismal name of Boris. During the next two centuries, it was burned and then rebuilt south of where it was before. From the late 13th century to 1795, the town was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which was part of the Polish-Lithuanian union since the Union of Krewo (1385) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Union of Lublin (1569).