Gomel (Belarusian/Russian: Го́мель; also transliterated Homieĺ based on the Belarusian pronunciation) is the second largest city in Belarus (around 500 000 inhabitants), and is the capital of Gomel Oblast.
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Gomel is the second largest city in Belarus and one of the main educational centers of country. Modern history of Gomel is highly oriented about the Chernobyl tragedy, since city was on major radiation blow after the accident, and most of the citizens still remember it as a turning point in their lives. City history is strongly connected with the development of Slavic culture in this region, as it was founded at the end of the 10th century on the lands of the Eastern Slavic tribal union of Radimichs and was part of Kievan Rus, later Great Duchy of Lithuania and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1 Gomel Palace. A park with marble statues, chapel, winter garden and the Neoclassical church of Sts. Peter and Paul. An image of the residence was featured on the old 20,000-ruble bill. 2 Train station building (Vakzal Gomel). Beautiful neoclassical building with interior decorated in 19th-century spirit and a dominating Lenin statue on the stairs to the upper floors. It is one of the most important train centers of Belarus, as Gomel is on the main line from St. Petersburg to Kyiv. There is a statue of an old passenger sitting on a big suitcase with the names of the cities where the express train stops. (updated Feb 2016) 3 Bauman Bridge.
Football: FC Gomel play soccer in the Premier League, the top tier in Belarus. Their Central Stadium, capacity 14,300, is east side near the river. The playing season is March-Nov.
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In Sep, Gomel typically sees ~20°C daytime highs and 4 rainy days.
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