Fanipal (Belarusian: Фа́ніпаль; Russian: Фа́ниполь, romanized: Fanipol; Polish: Fanipal; Lithuanian: Fanipalis) is a city in Minsk Region, Belarus. Fanipal is located in Dzyarzhynsk District, 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Minsk and 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of the Minsk Automobile Ring Road. The community that became Fanipal was first mentioned in 1856. According to documents in the Central State Historical Archive of Belarus, it was the former possession of landowners named Enelpheldt and Bogdashevsky. In 1870 a railway stop opened, and in 1871 the railway stop become the Tokarevskaya railway station, named in honor of the governor of the Minsk Governorate, Vladimir Tokarev, who was also the founder of the Brest-Moscow railway. On August 9, 1876 the railway station was renamed Fanipol. In 1965 the first factory was opened, producing reinforced concrete bridge components, this is the only factory in Belarus which produces these items. Once it was established as an industrial center, it grew rapidly. On April 29, 1984, Fanipal was designated a "City Settlement" and on June 22, 1999 Fanipal was designated a regional city center. In 2006 people of Fanipal celebrated the 150th anniversary of their city. More information...
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