Beshankovichy District or Biešankovičy District (Belarusian: Бешанко́віцкі раён, romanized: Biešankovicki rajon; Russian: Бешенковичский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus.[2] The Vula River flows through the district. Its administrative center is Beshankovichy.[1]
Beshankovichy District
Бешанковіцкі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°02′N 29°27′E / 55.033°N 29.450°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Beshankovichy |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,249.65 km2 (482.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 13,653 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
edit- Jan Chrucki (1810, Vuła village–1885), Belarusian artist[3]
- Hryhory Sandler (1912, Ostrovno village–1994), Soviet choral conductor[4]
- Leŭ Sapieha (1557, Astroŭna estate (now village) – 1633), a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and governor of Słonim, Bieraście and Mahiloŭ[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "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 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Vitebsk Region" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.gov.by. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ Да 200-годдзя І.Ф. Хруцкага (To the 200th anniversary of I.F. Khrutsky)(In Belarusian)
- ^ Ekkehard Ochs Universität und Musik im Ostseeraum 2009 Page 206 "45 Jahre leitete ihn der Dirigent Grigori Sandler. Die Berühmtheit des Universitätschores war sogar nach sowjetischen Maßstäben außerordentlich hoch – ihm wurde von der offiziellen Propaganda der Status des beinahe besten Laienchores des Landes verliehen."
- ^ КKанцлер Леў Сапега (Chancellor Lew Sapieha) (in Belarusian)