Maladzyechna (Belarusian: Маладзе́чна, pronounced ; Russian: Молоде́чно, Polish: Mołodeczno, Lithuanian: Maladečina), 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) 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.