Vileyka or Vilyeyka ( Belarusian : Вілейка , romanized : Viliejka , [vʲiˈlʲɛjka] ; Russian : Вилейка ; Lithuanian : Vileika , Polish : Wilejka ) is a town in Minsk Region , Belarus . It serves as the administrative center of Vileyka District . It is located on the Viliya River , 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Minsk. The first historical record dates from 16 November 1460. As of 2024, the town has a population of 26,625.
7-667: The Vileyka VLF transmitter operated by the Russian Navy is located near Vileyka. It provides VLF communication between Russian Navy's headquarters and atomic submarines in the Atlantic, Indian and parts of the Pacific Ocean. In the 10th–13th centuries, the territory was under the Principality of Polotsk , and in XIV–XVII under Grand Duchy of Lithuania as manor house Kurenets. The city
14-568: Is twinned with: Vileyka VLF transmitter The "Vileyka" VLF transmitter is the site of the 43rd Communications Center of the Russian Navy ( Russian : 43-й узел связи ВМФ России ), located west of the town of Vileyka in Belarus ( 54°27′49″N 26°46′44″E / 54.46361°N 26.77889°E / 54.46361; 26.77889 ). The "Vileyka" VLF transmitter is an important facility for transmitting orders to submarines in
21-550: The city. The town's industry is represented by the Zenit plant, wood processing enterprises (including a furniture factory), a motor repair plant, building materials plants, light and food enterprises. Vileyka also houses the Museum of Regional Studies. The territory of the Vileyka district is 2,400 square kilometres (930 sq mi). Forests account for 41% of the territory. The main part of
28-446: The district is situated within the borders of Narach -Vileyka lowland. In the year 1974, near the town of Vileyka Belarus's largest artificial reservoir was built — Vileyka reservoir with a total area of 63.3 km (24.4 sq mi) and a volume of 238 million cubic metres (8.4 × 10 ^ cu ft). According to the 1921 census, the town's population was 62.8% Polish , 27.4% Belarusian and 8.1% Jewish . Vileyka
35-468: The site. A further common ground to former Goliath transmitter is, that the ring masts of the Goliath transmitter are masts of lattice steel with triangular cross section, while the central masts are steel tube masts. The 15 ring masts of the "Vileyka" VLF transmitter are 270 metres (890 ft), and the three central masts of VLF transmitter are 330 metres (1,080 ft) tall. Their height surpasses therefore
42-650: The very low frequency range. Beside this, it is used for transmitting the time signal RJH69 at certain times. In common with the former Goliath transmitter of the Kriegsmarine in World War II , the antenna system of the "Vileyka" VLF transmitter consists of three antenna systems with a central mast insulated against ground from which antenna wires run to six grounded ring masts, where they are fixed by insulators. As at former Goliath transmitter, three ring masts carry two antenna systems, so there are only 15 ring masts on
49-758: Was first mentioned in 1460 as a borough center of the Vileyka Starostwo of the Ashmyany county in Grand Duchy of Lithuania . The modern city is located on the right bank of the river Viliya , in the northwest part of the Minsk region, 100 kilometers from Minsk. The town's population numbers 30,000 people. There is a railway station of the Maladzyechna– Polotsk line in the city. The roads to Maladzyechna , Smarhon , Myadzyel , Dokshytsy , Plyeshchanitsy run through
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