Rechytsa or Rechitsa (Belarusian: Рэчыца, IPA: ; Russian: Речица; Polish: Rzeczyca; Lithuanian: Rečyca) is a city in Gomel Region, southeastern Belarus. It is the administrative center of Rechytsa District. The city is located on the Rechytsa River, which flows into the Dnieper. As of 2020, the population was 66,400. Rechytsa is one of the oldest towns in Belarus. First settlements in this region are dated back to the epoch of mesolite (9 – 5th centuries B.C.). Later, this area was inhabited by the Dregovichi tribe. The town was first mentioned in the Novgorod chronicle in 1213 as a town of the Principality of Chernigov. Rechytsa was also ruled by Kiev and Turov Grand Dukes. At the time of Gediminas reign (1311–1341) the town was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, from 1385 forming part of the Polish–Lithuanian union. Rečyca as well as Orsha, Shklow, Mogilev, Stary Bychaw and Rahachow formed a well-developed frontier defense system at the River Dniepr. More information...
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