Adelsk
Adelsk ( be, Адэльск, translit=Adeĺsk; russian: Одельск, Odelsk; pl, Odelsk; yi, אודלסק) is an agrotown (Belarus), agrotown in Grodno District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Adelsk selsoviet. It is located close to the Belarus–Poland border, border with Poland and from Grodno. Its population is estimated at 661 inhabitants. History Early history It was granted town rights in 1546 by Queen consort of Poland Bona Sforza, confirmed by King Stephen Bathory in 1580. It was a Royal city in Poland, royal town of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, administratively located in the Trakai Voivodeship in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1795, Adelsk was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in the course of the Third Partition of Poland and it became a part of New East Prussia. In 1807, the Treaties of Tilsit transferred Odelsk to the Russian Empire. Adelsk became a part of Grodno Governorate. 20th century On 18 March 1921, the Pe ...
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Grodno District
Grodno District or Hrodna District ( be, Гродзенскі раён; russian: Гродненский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region of Belarus. The administrative center is Grodno, which, however, does not form part of the district. Notable residents * Andżelika Borys (born 1973), Polish activist in Belarus * Tadevuš Kandrusievič (born 1946, Adelsk), Belarusian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev from 2007 to 2021 * Makar Kraŭcoŭ (1891-1939), participant in the Belarusian independence movement, writer and a victim of Stalin's purges who authored the lyrics of "Vajacki marš "Vajacki marš" ( be, Ваяцкі марш, ; "March of the Warriors"), also known by its first line "My vyjdziem ščylnymi radami" ( be, Мы выйдзем шчыльнымі радамі; "Come, We Shall March in Joint Endeavour"), was the n ..." (a popular patriotic song)
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