Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (, ) is the highest point in
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
. The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level
and is located west of the capital
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
, near
Dzyarzhynsk
Dzyarzhynsk, or Dzerzhinsk, formerly known as Koydanava until 1932, is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dzyarzhynsk District. As of 2025, it has a population of 29,630.
History
In the Middle Ages, the ...
, in the village of
Skirmantava
Skirmantava (; ) is an agrotown in Dzyarzhynsk District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is administratively part of Putchina selsoviet. It is located from Dzyarzhynsk and from the capital Minsk. As of 2009, it has a population of 617. Massacre
...
. The original name of the hill was Svyataya hara (). In 1958, the hill was renamed ''Dzyarzhynskaya hara'', in honour of Soviet revolutionary and politician
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (; ; – 20 July 1926), nicknamed Iron Felix (), was a Soviet revolutionary and politician of Polish origin. From 1917 until his death in 1926, he led the first two Soviet secret police organizations, the Cheka a ...
, the founder of the
OGPU
The Joint State Political Directorate ( rus, Объединённое государственное политическое управление, p=ɐbjɪdʲɪˈnʲɵn(ː)əjə ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əjə pəlʲɪˈtʲitɕɪskəjə ʊprɐˈv ...
.
See also
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Geography of Belarus
Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...
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Extreme points of Belarus
Extreme may refer to:
Science and mathematics Mathematics
*Extreme point, a point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set
*Maxima and minima, extremes on a mathematical function
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List of highest points of European countries
This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically.
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List of elevation extremes by country
The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential ...
References
External links
"Hara Dzyarzhynskaya, Belarus" on Peakbagger
Landforms of Belarus
Highest points of countries
Hills of Europe
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