Smarhon District
Smarhon District (Belarusian: Смаргонскі раён; Russian: Сморгонский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Smarhon.[1] As of 2023, its population is 49,189.[1]
Smarhon District
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| Coordinates: 54°29′01″N 26°24′00″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| Administrative center | Smarhon |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Henadzi Kharuzhyk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,490.01 km2 (575.30 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,189 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Website | smorgon |
Kreŭski boulder in Smarhon district - a natural monument
Main sights
Notable residents
- Adam Stankievič (1882, Arlianiaty village – 1949), Belarusian Roman Catholic priest, politician and writer, a Gulag prisoner[2]
- Jan Stankievič (1891, Arlianiaty village – 1976), Belarusian politician, linguist, historian and philosopher[3]
- Antoni Leszczewicz (1890, Abramaǔščyna – 1943), beautified Marian Father and Roman Catholic priest, victim of the Nazis[4]
- Andrei Tsikota (1891–1952), Belarusian priest, member of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic and a victim of the Gulag[5][6]
Notes
- Highest point: Milidauskaya Mountain
- Lowest point: Lowest spot on the Viliya's bank
References
- "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- Biography of Father Adam Stankiewicz
- Stankievič Jan
- Антоні Ляшчэвіч (Antoni Leszczewicz) (in Belarusian)
- Biography of Servant of God Archimandrite Andrzej Cikoto, MIC
- Андрэй Цікота: святар, які ламаў стэрэатыпы [Andrei Tsikota: a priest who broke stereotypes] - Krynica.info
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