Vasilyevichy

Vasilyevichy (Belarusian: Васілевічы, romanized: Vasilievičy, IPA: [vasʲiˈlʲevʲitʂɨ]; Russian: Василевичи, romanized: Vasilevichi; Polish: Wasilewicze) is a town in Rechytsa District, Gomel Region, Belarus.^[1] As of 2025, it has a population of 3,143.^[1]

Vasilyevichy Васілевічы (Belarusian) Василевичи (Russian)
Town
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Vasilyevichy
Coordinates: 52°16′N 29°48′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel Region
District	Rechytsa District
Population  (2025)[1]
• Total	3,143
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	247550
Area code	+375 2340
License plate	3

History

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vasilyevichy was part of Minsk Voivodeship. In 1793, the town was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Second Partition of Poland.

During World War II, Vasilyevichy was occupied by the German Army from 25 August 1941 until 18 November 1943.

Climate

Vasilyevichy has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm to hot summers, with cold winters, albeit still mild for being so far inland at such a high latitude.

Climate data for Vasilevichy (1991-2020, extremes 1878-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	11.5 (52.7)	15.7 (60.3)	26.0 (78.8)	30.3 (86.5)	33.0 (91.4)	36.6 (97.9)	35.8 (96.4)	38.0 (100.4)	34.1 (93.4)	27.1 (80.8)	23.7 (74.7)	12.3 (54.1)	38.0 (100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	0.0 (32.0)	5.9 (42.6)	14.6 (58.3)	20.5 (68.9)	24.0 (75.2)	25.7 (78.3)	25.0 (77.0)	19.1 (66.4)	11.9 (53.4)	4.5 (40.1)	−0.2 (31.6)	12.5 (54.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−3.3 (26.1)	1.4 (34.5)	8.6 (47.5)	14.2 (57.6)	17.8 (64.0)	19.5 (67.1)	18.4 (65.1)	13.1 (55.6)	7.3 (45.1)	1.8 (35.2)	−2.5 (27.5)	7.7 (45.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.6 (20.1)	−6.4 (20.5)	−2.6 (27.3)	3.1 (37.6)	8.1 (46.6)	11.7 (53.1)	13.7 (56.7)	12.3 (54.1)	7.8 (46.0)	3.3 (37.9)	−0.6 (30.9)	−4.9 (23.2)	3.2 (37.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−35.1 (−31.2)	−34.2 (−29.6)	−32.6 (−26.7)	−14.4 (6.1)	−4.0 (24.8)	−0.2 (31.6)	4.4 (39.9)	−0.9 (30.4)	−5.0 (23.0)	−13.2 (8.2)	−25.5 (−13.9)	−35.0 (−31.0)	−35.1 (−31.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	38.6 (1.52)	39.3 (1.55)	41.9 (1.65)	48.5 (1.91)	65.4 (2.57)	72.7 (2.86)	94.6 (3.72)	58.7 (2.31)	54.8 (2.16)	55.0 (2.17)	45.3 (1.78)	47.2 (1.86)	662 (26.06)
Source: Pogoda.ru.net[2]

Notable people

• Yury Zacharanka (1952–1999), Belarusian minister of internal affairs and oppositional politician abducted and disappeared