What is Vitebsk?
{{no sources|date=October 2019}} {{update|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Vitebsk |nickname = |image_skyline = Viciebsk_collage.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_flag = Flag_of_Viciebsk%2C_Belarus.png |image_shield = Coat of Arms of Viciebsk, Belarus.svg |pushpin_map = |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]<br/>[[Subdivisions of Belarus|Subdivision]] |subdivision_name = [[Belarus]]<br/>Vitebsk |leader_title = [[Mayor]] |leader_name = |established_title = Founded |established_date = 947 |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2004 |population_note = |population_total = 342,381 |population_metro = |population_density_km2 = |timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] |utc_offset_DST = +3 |coordinates={{coord|55|11||N|30|10||E|region:BY|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = |postal_code = 210000 |area_code = +375-21 |blank_name = License plate |blank_info = 2 |website = [http://w3.vitebsk.by/ www.vitebsk.by] |footnotes = }} '''Vitebsk''', also known as '''Viciebsk''' or '''Vitsyebsk''' is a city in [[Belarus]], near the border with [[Russia]]. It is the capital of the [[Vitebsk Oblast]]. In 2004 it had 342,381 people. This makes it the country's fourth largest city. It is served by [[Vitebsk Vostochny Airport]] and [[Vitebsk (air base)|Vitebsk air base]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Belarus.html|title=Belarus: Regions, Districts, Cities, Urban Settlements - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts|website=www.citypopulation.de|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> The main universities of Vitebsk are [[Vitebsk State Technological University]], [[Vitebsk State Medical University]] and Vitebsk State University named in honor of [[Pyotr Masherov]]. In 1919, Vitebsk was made a part of the [