Svislach District

Svislach District (Belarusian: Свіслацкі раён; Russian: Свислочский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Svislach.[1]

Svislach District
Свіслацкі раён (Belarusian)
Свислочский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Svislach District
Flag
Coat of arms of Svislach District
Coat of arms
Location of Svislach District
Coordinates: 53°02′N 24°06′E
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
Administrative centerSvislach
Area
 • Total1,449.53 km2 (559.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total13,161
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents
  • Vincent Hadleŭski (1888, village of Porozowo (now Šuryčy) – 1942), Belarusian Catholic priest, publicist and politician, victim of the Nazi repressions[2]

References
  1. "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.
  2. Яны былі першыя. Вінцэнт Гадлеўскі(They were the first. Vincent Hadleŭski (in Belarusian)


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