Dzyarzhynsk District

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

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]

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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)

External links[]

Media related to Dziaržynsk District at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 53°41′N 27°08′E / 53.683°N 27.133°E / 53.683; 27.133


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