Luninets (Belarus)

LC control no.	n 83063867
Geographic heading	Luninets (Belarus) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Belarus--Luninets
Variant(s)	Luninet︠s︡ (Byelorussian S.S.R.) Łuniniec (Belarus) Luninyets (Belarus) Luniniez (Belarus) Luninec (Belarus)
Found in	Litvinchuk, V.A. Luninet︠s︡, istoriko-ėkonomicheskiĭ ocherk, 1981 (subj.) t.p. (Luninet︠s︡) BGN per phone 2/4/83 (Luninets; popl., in the Byelorussian S.S.R.; 52°15ʹN 26°48ʹE; variant: Luniniez; former name Łuniniec [no publs. in LC]) GEOnet, 08-22-00 (Luninyets, popl., 52°15ʹ01ʺN, 26°47ʹ58ʺE; varinat: Luninets) Belarus. savets. ėntsykl.: v. 6, p. 439 (Luninets, town and raion center of Luninetski rai︠o︡n. First mentioned in chronicles of 1540 as part of Poland. After 2nd partition of Poland in 1793 annexed to Russian Empire. Regained by Poland after WWI (1921-1939); as part of Western lands annexed by Soviet Union in 1939 was transferred to Pinskai︠a︡ voblastsʹ BSSR; since 1954 has been part of Brėstskai︠a︡ voblastsʹ) Shetetlseeker, 08-22-00 (Luninyets, 52°15ʹN, 26°48ʹE; variants: Luninets, Łuniniec, Luniniez; 183.3 miles SSW of Minsk) Jewishgen.org.Belarus.shtetls (Luninets, Pinsk uezd, Minsk gubernia, Latitude: 52°15ʹ Longitude: 26°48ʹ) Getty thesuarus of geogr. names (Luninyets, 52°18ʹN, 26°50ʹE; variants: :unintes, Luninec) Encykl. powszechna: v. 6, p. 695 (Łuniniec, a town in Województwo Poleskie) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 52°15ʹ01ʺN 026°47ʹ58ʺE)
Geographic area code	e-bw---