Dzyarzhynsk District

Dzyarzhynsk District is one of the districts of Belarus, located in Minsk Oblast, Belarus. The capital of the town is Dzyarzhynsk.[1] In Dzyarzhynsk Raion (Dzerzhinsky district) the highest point of Belarus is situated. It is 345 meters above level sea called Dzerzhinskaya mountain or Dzyarzhynskaya Hara.[2]

Dzyarzhynsk District
Дзяржынскі раён Дзержинский район
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Coat of arms
Administrative centerDzyarzhynsk
Area
 • Total1.200 km2 (0.463 sq mi)
Population
 • Total61.500
WebsiteDzyarzhynsk ispolkom website

See also

Cities

Urban-type settlements

Notable residents

Count Karol Hutten-Czapski(1860-1904), businessman and philanthropist, Mayor of Minsk between 1890 and 1901[3]

References
  1. Dzyarzhynsk raion page at Minsk Oblispolkom website
  2. "Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier. Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. Stan'kau(Станьков) (in Russian)

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