Khoiniki District or Chojnicki Rajon ( be, Хойніцкі раён, russian: Хойникский район) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Gomel Region
Gomel Region or Gomel Oblast or Homiel Voblasts ( be, Го́мельская во́бласць, Homielskaja vobłasć, russian: Гомельская область, Gomelskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center i ...
, in
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 ...
. Its administrative seat is the town of
Hoiniki.
Geography
The district includes the town of Hoiniki, 8 rural councils (''Selsovets''), and several villages. Following the
1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the
Polesie State Radioecological Reserve
The Polesie State Radioecological Reserve ( be, Палескі дзяржаўны радыяцыйна-экалагічны запаведнік, russian: Полесский государственный радиационно-экологич ...
.
Notable residents
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Jazep Haŝkevič (Iosif Goshkevich) (1814, Straličaǔ – 1875), diplomat and Orientalist
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Ivan Melezh (1921, Hlinišča – 1976), writer, playwright and publicist
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Fyodar Stravinsky (1843, Novy Dvor (Aleksičy) – 1902), opera singer and actor
[ Vasil Kushner. Fedor Stravinsky (1843-1902). // Famous names of the Fatherland. Issue two. - Minsk: Belarusian Cultural Foundation, 2003. P. 348 (Кушнер Васіль. Фёдар Стравінскі (1843—1902). // Славутыя імёны Бацькаўшчыны. Выпуск другі. — Мінск: Беларускі фонд культуры, 2003. С. 348)(In Belarusian)]
See also
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Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP; ; ), is a nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning. ChNPP is located near the abandoned city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine northwest of the city of Chernobyl, from the Belarus–Ukraine border, ...
References
External links
Districts of Gomel Region
Polesie State Radioecological Reserve
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