Rudensk is a municipality and urban-type settlement

Urban-type settlements in Belarus

According to a 1998 law of the Republic of Belarus, there ate three categories of urban-type settlements in Belarus:*Urban settlements : with population over 2,000, industrial enterprises and developed residential infrastructure...

 in Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

, located in the Minsk Region. It is part of the Pukhavichy Raion

Pukhavichy Raion

Pukhavichy Raion is a second-level administrative subdivision of Belarus in the east of Minsk Voblast. Its capital is the town of Maryina Horka.-Geography:Main settlements*Maryina Horka *Svislach *Rudensk *Pravdinsky...

 and its population, as of 2010, was of 2,800

Geography

Rudensk is located in south-eastern suburb of Minsk

Minsk

- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...

 and is circa 50 km far from it, and 20 from Maryina Horka

Maryina Horka

Maryina Horka is a town in Minsk Voblast, Belarus, the capital of the Pukhavichy Raion. As of 2009 its population was of 22,500.-History:The town was first mentioned in 1222 and received its town status in 1955.-Geography:...

. Its nearest urban-type settlements are Svislach and Pravdinsky. Rudensk counts a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 on the Minsk-Babruysk

Babruysk

Babruysk or Bobruysk is a city in the Mahilyow Voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people . The name Babruysk probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor , many of which used to inhabit the Berezina...

-Gomel line.

Sport

Local football club is the FC Rudensk

FC Rudensk

FC Rudensk is a Belarusian football club. Though the team officially represents the town of Rudensk, since the formation they play all their home matches in Maryina Horka, 22 km from Rudensk.-History:...

, that in 2010 joined the Belarusian First League

Belarusian First League

The Belarusian First League is the second division of professional football in Belarus. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season the winner gets promoted to Belarusian Premier League and runner-up advances to the promotion play-offs, while two lowest-placed teams get...

. Though the team officially represents the town, its home ground is located in Maryina Horka

Maryina Horka

Maryina Horka is a town in Minsk Voblast, Belarus, the capital of the Pukhavichy Raion. As of 2009 its population was of 22,500.-History:The town was first mentioned in 1222 and received its town status in 1955.-Geography:...

, the seat and main town of Pukhavichy Raion.

Economic

Near Rudensk located the Minsk TEZ-5 coal powered generating station. Originally the plant was built as the Minsk Nuclear Heat- and Power Plant, consisting of two VVER-1000 reactors. After the disaster at Chernobyl, the plans were cancelled.

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