Hieraniony ( be, Геранёны) is a village (an

agrotown An agro-town is an agglomeration in a rural environment with a population of several thousands but whose workforce's main occupation is agriculture. An agro-town also lacks the administrative, commercial and industrial functions that are usually ...

) in

Iwye District Iwye District ( be, Іўеўскі раён, Iŭeŭski rajon) is a district (rajon) in Grodno Region of Belarus. The administrative center is Iwye. Another notable settlement is Hieraniony (''Gieraniony''), a small historic town with two Category ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

. It is located near the Belarus–Lithuania border. It is known for the 16th-century

Hieraniony Castle Hieraniony or Gieraniony Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Hieraniony in Iwye District, Belarus. It was constructed in the beginning of 16th century as the main residence of Albertas Goštautas, one of the most powerful noblemen in t ...

built by

Albertas Goštautas Albertas Goštautas ( la, Albertus Gastold, links=no, pl, Olbracht Gasztołd, links=no, Belarusian/Ukrainian: ''Альберт Гаштольд'') ( – 1539) was a Lithuanian noble of the Goštautai family from ethnic Lithuanian lands of the Gr ...

. The village's population was 306 residents in 1792, 316 in 1905, 397 in 1970, and 1,278 in 2010.

References

{{reflist Agrotowns in Belarus Populated places in Grodno Region Iwye District