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Nyasvizh District

Coordinates: 53°13′N 26°40′E / 53.217°N 26.667°E / 53.217; 26.667
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Nyasvizh District
Нясвіжскі раён (Belarusian)
Несвижский район (Russian)
Flag of Nyasvizh District
Coat of arms of Nyasvizh District
Coordinates: 53°13′N 26°40′E / 53.217°N 26.667°E / 53.217; 26.667
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
Administrative centerNyasvizh
Area
 • District
862.75 km2 (333.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • District
38,667
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
19,569
 • Rural
19,098
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Nyasvizh District or Niasviž District[2] (Belarusian: Нясвіжскі раён; Russian: Несвижский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Nyasvizh.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 38,667.[1]

Notable residents

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  • Alexander Nadson (1926, Haradzyeya – 2015), the Apostolic Visitor for Belarusian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad, scholar, translator and a notable Belarusian émigré social and religious leader[4]
  • Uładzimir Žyłka (1900, Makašy village – 1933), Belarusian poet and Gulag prisoner[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ "2009 Belarusian census" (in Belarusian). belstat.gov.by. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Alexander Nadson (1926–2015) – in Memoriam | The Journal of Belarusian Studies"
  5. ^ 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).