Polotsk (English spelling)

Japanese: ポロツク（英語表記）Polotsk

A city in the Vitebsk Oblast in northern Belarus. It is located about 100 km west-northwest of the oblast capital, Vitebsk, on the Western Dvina River. Industries such as construction materials, glass fiber, wood processing, brewing, and food processing are based here. There is a local museum. The town first appeared in records in 862 and flourished as a trading center. There are many historical sites, including the remains of a city wall and a 12th-century cathedral. Population: 78,700 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

ベラルーシ北部，ビテブスク州の都市。州都ビテブスクの西北西約 100km，西ドビナ川にのぞむ。建設資材，ガラス繊維，木材加工，醸造，食品加工などの工業が立地。郷土博物館がある。 862年に記録に現れ，交易の中心地として栄えた町で，城壁跡，12世紀の大聖堂など，史跡も多い。人口7万 8700 (1991推計) 。

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