Braslaw District or Braslaŭ District[2] (Belarusian: Браслаўскі раён; Russian: Браславский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative centre is Braslaw.[1]
Braslaw District
Браслаўскі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°38′36″N 27°03′41″E / 55.64333°N 27.06139°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Braslaw |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,270 km2 (880 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,428 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
The district is known for its numerous lakes. The national park and popular tourist region Braslaw Lakes is situated here. The four largest lakes here are Dryvyaty (the fifth largest in Belarus), Snudy (the ninth largest in Belarus), Strusta (the sixteenth largest in Belarus) and Rychy (the seventeenth largest in Belarus).[4]
Notable residents edit
- Alesia Furs (1925, Aziarava village - 2017), member of the Belarusian independence movement and Anti-Soviet resistance and a Gulag prisoner.[5]
- Tomasz Wawrzecki (1753, Mejšty estate –1816), politician and military commander.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ "Vitebsk Region" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.gov.by. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ "slounik.org: Furs Alesia (Фурс Алеся)". slounik.org
- ^ Тамаш Ваўжэцкі (Tomasz Wawrzecki)(in Belarusian)