Nyasvizh District

Nyasvizh District (Belarusian: Нясвіжскі раён; Russian: Несвижский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[2] Its administrative center is Nyasvizh.[1]

Nyasvizh District
Нясвіжскі раён (Belarusian)
Несвижский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Nyasvizh District
Flag
Coat of arms of Nyasvizh District
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 53°13′N 26°40′E
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
Administrative centerNyasvizh
Area
 • Total862.75 km2 (333.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total38,889
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Notable residents
  • Alexander Nadson (1926, Haradzeja – 2015), the Apostolic Visitor for Belarusian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad, scholar, translator and a notable Belarusian émigré social and religious leader[3]
  • Uładzimir Žyłka (1900, Makašy village – 1933), Belarusian poet and Gulag prisoner[4]

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 14 August 2023.
  2. "2009 Belarusian census" (in Belarusian). belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. "Alexander Nadson (1926–2015) – in Memoriam | The Journal of Belarusian Studies"
  4. Маракоў, Леанід. "Рэпрэсаваныя літаратары, навукоўцы, работнікі асветы, грамадскія і культурныя дзеячы Беларусі. 1794-1991: Жылка Ўладзімір Адамавіч" [Repressed writers, scientists, educators, public and cultural figures of Belarus. 1794-1991: Uladzimir Žylka, by Leanid Marakou]. www.marakou.by (in Belarusian).
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