Myadzyel District

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Myadzyel District
Мядзельскі раён (Belarusian)
Мядельский район (Russian)
Flag of Myadzyel District
Coat of arms of Myadzyel District
Location of Myadzyel District
Administrative centerMyadzyel
Area
 • Total1.967 km2 (0.759 sq mi)
Population
 • Total30.300
WebsiteMyadzyel ispolkom website

Myadzel District (Belarusian: Мядзельскі раён, Miadzielski rajon) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of the Minsk Region, Belarus. Its capital is the town of Myadzyel.[1] Four of the main lakes of Belarus are situated in this district: Narach (the largest one), (8th largest), (11th largest) and (15th largest).[2]

Notable residents[]

Maksim Tank (1912 – 1995), journalist, poet and translator

Dr. Vincent Žuk-Hryškievič (1903-1989), Belarusian emigre politician, President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic between 1971 and 1982[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Myadzel raion page at Minsk Oblispolkom website
  2. ^ "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ Жыцьцё Вінцэнта Жук-Грышкевіча [The Life of Vincent Zuk-Hryskievic], by Raisa Zuk-Hryskievic, Toronto, 1993, p. 69

Coordinates: 54°52′32″N 26°56′19″E / 54.87556°N 26.93861°E / 54.87556; 26.93861


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