Ashmiany
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Ashmiany (Belarusian: Ашмя́ны, Russian: Ошмяны, Oshmiany) is a town in Hrodna voblast, Belarus (previously in Wilno guberniya, Imperial Russia), capital of the Ashmiany raion. It lies in the basin of the Oshmianka River, on hilly, fertile lands. The name is derived from the Lithuanian "Azymertas", meaning "the edge". It is also known as "Aschemynne" in the Chronicles of the Teutonic Knights.
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Buildings of Note
- An Orthodox church, "Bogojawlenska", built in 1840.
- The Holy Archangel Michael Catholic Church.
History
There are signs of settlement as early as 1040 BCE. In 1384, the Teutonic Knights attempted to attack Osmiana as a beginning attempt to destroy the hereditary state of Jagiello. It then became the center of a good deal of historic activity for some decades.
Miscellaneous
- Alternate Names: Oshmyany, Oszmiana, Aschemynne, Oshmyany, Asmena, Oshmana, Oshmene, Oshmina, Osmiany, Oszmiana, Ozmiana, Osmiana
- Mentioned in: Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Volume II, Chapter VII.
External links
- Lejeune book (http://napoleonic-literature.com/Book_26/Chapter_07.htm)
- Oszmiana (http://www.polishroots.org/slownik/oszmiana.htm)
- Coat of Arms (http://txt.knihi.com/hierb/asmia.gif)
- Photos on Radzima.org (http://radzima.org/pub/miesta.php?miesta_id1=hrazaszm)
- PolishRoots Description (http://www.polishroots.org/slownik/oszmiana.htm)be:Ашмяны
