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Haradok, Belarus
Haradok is a town and the administrative center of Haradok District in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. Haradok may also refer to: * Haradok, Brahin District, a village in Brahin District, Gomel Region, Belarus * Haradok, Buda-Kashalyova District, a settlement in Buda-Kashalyova District, Gomel Region, Belarus * Haradok, Chachersk District, a settlement in Chachersk District, Gomel Region, Belarus * Haradok, Chervyen District, a village in Chervyen District, Minsk Region, Belarus * Haradok, Gomel District, a settlement in Gomel District, Gomel Region, Belarus * Haradok, Hlusk District, a village in Hlusk District, Mogilev Region, Belarus * Haradok, Karma District, a village in Karma District, Gomel Region, Belarus * Haradok, Kastsyukovichy District, a village in Kastsyukovichy District, Mogilev Region, Belarus * Haradok, Loyew District, a settlement in Loyew District, Gomel Region, Belarus * Haradok, Lyozna District, a village in Lyozna District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus * Haradok, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haradok
Haradok or Gorodok (, ; ; ) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Haradok District. Approximately 14,000 people reside in the town itself and around 30,000 people reside within the district, which is one of the largest in the country. The town is located on the north-east of Belarus and occupies around 3,000 square kilometers. It is situated 30 kilometers away from Vitebsk, the major city of one of the six provinces in the Republic of Belarus. As of 2024, it has a population of 11,533. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Haradok was part of Vitebsk Voivodeship. Haradok was acquired by the Russian Empire in 1772, in the course of the First Partition of Poland. Holocaust In 1939, 1,584 Jews lived in the town, making up 21.7% of the population. During World War II, Haradok was under German occupation from 10 July 1941 until 24 December 1943. In the first half of August 1941, between 120 and 200 Jews were shot by the Germans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyetka District
Vyetka district or Vetka district (; ) is a district (raion) of Gomel region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Vyetka. As of 2024, it has a population of 17,109. Geography The district covers an area of and includes 139 settlements, of which only 82 are inhabited. The remaining 57 settlements are situated in the exclusion zone following the Chernobyl disaster, as the contaminated area was evacuated due to high radiation levels Ionizing (ionising) radiation, including nuclear radiation, consists of subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that have enough energy per individual photon or particle to ionize atoms or molecules by detaching electrons from them. Some par .... The areas north and east of the city of Vetka fall within the evacuated zone, which extends all the way to the Russian border. Signs placed along the roads indicate the start of the zone boundary. Population Culture * Vojnič-Sienažecki Palace and Park Complex * Vetka Museum of Old Believers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pukhavichy District
Pukhavichy district or Puchavičy district (; ) is a district (raion) of Minsk region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Maryina Horka. As of 2024, it has a population of 67,408. Geography ;Main settlements *Maryina Horka * Svislach *Rudzyensk *Prawdzinski * Shatsk * Druzhny * Pukhavichy Notable residents * Michaś Čarot (1896, Rudzyensk Rudzyensk or Rudensk is an urban-type settlement in Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus. In 2010, its population was 2,800. As of 2025, it has a population of 2,578. History Rudzyensk received the status of urban-type settlement () in 19 ... - 1937), Belarusian poet, playwright, novelist, and a victim of Stalin's purges * Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ (1892, Dukorki village - 1937), Belarusian politician and publicist * Hienadź Klaŭko (1931, Varoničy village – 1979), Belarusian poet and translator List of chairmen The following people held the post at various times. *Siarhei Turko (Сергей ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyozna District
Lyozna district (; ) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region, Belarus. The administrative center of the district is Lyozna Lyozna or Liozno is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyozna District. It is located east-southeast of Vitebsk, close to the Belarus–Russia border, border with Russia by the Vitebsk .... References {{Authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahin District
Brahin district or Bragin district (; ) is a district (raion) of Gomel region in Belarus. Its administrative seat is the town of Brahin. As of 2024, it has a population of 11,726. Geography The district includes the towns of Brahin and Kamaryn, and 14 rural councils (''selsoviet A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings: *The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area. *The territorial subdivision administered ...s''). Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve. To the south of Kamaryn is situated the southernmost point of Belarus. Notable residents * Julija Cimafiejeva (b. 1982, Śpiaryžža village), Belarusian poet and translator [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |