Dzyarzhynsk District or Dziaržynsk District[2] (Belarusian: Дзяржынскі раён; Russian: Дзержинский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[1] The administrative center of the district is Dzyarzhynsk.[3][1]
Dzyarzhynsk District
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| Coordinates: 53°41′N 27°08′E / 53.683°N 27.133°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| Administrative center | Dzyarzhynsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,200 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 70,235 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | Dzyarzhynsk ispolkom website |
The highest point of Belarus is situated in the district. It is 345 meters above level sea and called Dzyarzhynskaya Hara.[4]
See also edit
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Notable residents edit
- Emeryk Hutten-Czapski (1828–1896), scholar, ardent historical collector and numismatist
- Karol Hutten-Czapski (1860-1904), businessman and philanthropist, Mayor of Minsk between 1890 and 1901[5]
- Mikałaj Ułaščyk (1906, Vickaǔščyna village – 1986), Belarusian historian and archaeologist specialising in medieval history, a Gulag prisoner[6]
- Mikola Yermalovich (1921, Malyja Navasiolki – 2000) was a Belarusian writer and historian[7]
- Mother of Sergei Glushko, Russian actor, singer and fitness model[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c "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 14 August 2023.
- ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- ^ Dzyarzhynsk raion page Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine at Minsk Oblispolkom website
- ^ "Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier. Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ Stan'kau (Станьков) (in Russian)
- ^ Уладзімер Арлоў «Імёны Свабоды» (Uladzimer Arloǔ “The Names of Freedom”, p.p. 358-359 (in Belarusian)
- ^ "Мікола Ермаловіч. 100 год даследчыку, гісторыку і педагогу (Mikola Ermalovich. A centenary of the researcher, historian and educator)(in Belarusian)". Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Тарзан - о своём детстве в Дзержинском районе [Tarzan about his childhood in Dzyarzhynsk District]
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