Kreva
Крэва (Belarusian) | |
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Panorama of Kreva Catholic Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord Remnants of the medieval Kreva Castle Orthodox Church of St. Alexander Nevsky Residential houses | |
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  Kreva | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′37″N 26°17′11″E / 54.31028°N 26.28639°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Smarhon District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Kreva (Belarusian: Крэва, IPA: [ˈkrɛva]; Russian: Крево, romanized: Krevo; Lithuanian: Krėva, Krẽvas; Polish: Krewo) is an agrotown in Smarhon District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Krevas selsoviet.[1][2]
The first mention dates to the 13th century. The toponym is derived from the name of the Krivichs tribe.[3]
- ^ Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 348. ISBN 985-458-098-9.
- ^ "Кревский сельсовет". Сморгонский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). 3 March 2017.
- ^ Жучкевич В. А. Краткий топонимический словарь Белоруссии. — Мн.: Изд-во БГУ, 1974. С. 182.