Strochitsy

Stročytsa / Stročitsy Строчыца / Сторчицы
The Church of Protection of Holy Virgin in the State Museum of Folk Architecture and Life
Stročytsa / Stročitsy Строчыца / Сторчицы Location of Strochitsy in Belarus
Coordinates: 53°49′10.89″N 27°21′54.12″E / 53.8196917°N 27.3650333°E / 53.8196917; 27.3650333
Country Voblast Raion	Belarus Minsk Region Minsk District
Founded	?
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	223021
License plate	5

Strochitsy (Belarusian: Строчыца^[1], Strochytsa - Russian: Строчицы^[2]), also named Strochitsy-Ozertso, is a village and municipality in Belarus, located in the Minsk Region. It is part of the Minsk District and the municipality includes the village of Ozertso (Belarusian: Азярцо, Azyartso - Russian: Озерцо).^{[3][needs update]}

The municipality is located in western suburb of Minsk, and is part of its urban area. It is crossed by the river Ptsich and is few km away from Fanipol. Strochitsy village lies by the Volkovichskoye Lake, Ozertso is close to the Maskouski District of Minsk and to the Minsk Ringroad MKAD.

Between Strochitsy and Ozertso there is the Belarusian State Museum of Folk Architecture and Life,^[4][5] an open-air museum containing the original wooden Belarusian farmsteads, churches and household buildings.

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