Molodechno, Belarus

Maladzyechna (Belarusian: Маладзе́чна, pronounced [maɫaˈdzʲetʂna]; Russian: Молоде́чно, Polish: Mołodeczno), is a city in the Minsk Voblast of Belarus, an administrative centre of the Maladzyechna district (and formerly of the Maladzyechna Voblast). It has 98,514 inhabitants (2006 estimate)[2] and is located 72 km northwest of Minsk. Located on the Usha River, it has been a settlement since 1388 when it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was also home to the Cold War facility Maladzyechna air base.