Vileyka or Vilyeyka 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 (62mi) northwest of Minsk. The first historical record dates from 16 November 1460. As of 2026, the town has a population of 26,015.
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.
1915, September 14 – occupied by the German Army, but several days later recovered by the Russian Army during the Sventiany Offensive.[citation needed]
The 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.
The territory of the Vileyka district is 2,400 square kilometres (930sqmi). Forests account for 41% of the territory. The main part of 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 63.3km2 (24.4sqmi) and a volume of 238million cubic metres (8.4×10^9cuft).[citation needed]
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12Dr. Smilovitsky, Vileika (Polish: Wilejka) JewishGen, Yizkor Book Project. From materials of the Extraordinary Commission.
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