Chysts

Chysts or Chist (Чысць; Чисть) is a settlement in Maladzyechna District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Chysts selsoviet. The population is 5,422 (2010 estimate).

History
Chysts was founded in 1955 as a work settlement attached to the local peat mining factory, which was active until 1980s, before the peat run out. Since late 1980s the town is primarily known as a location of Zabudova, one of the biggest building material manufacturings in Belarus.