| Beshankovichy District Бешанковіцкі раён (Belarusian) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°02′N 29°27′E / 55.033°N 29.450°E / 55.033; 29.450 | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Beshankovichy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,249.65 km (482.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,653 |
| • Density | 11/km (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Beshankovichy District or Biešankovičy District (Belarusian: Бешанко́віцкі раён, romanized: Biešankovicki rajon; Russian: Бешенковичский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk Region in Belarus. The Vula River flows through the district. Its administrative center is Beshankovichy.
Notable residents
- Jan Chrucki (1810, Vuła village–1885), Belarusian artist
- Hryhory Sandler (1912, Ostrovno village–1994), Soviet choral conductor
- Leŭ Sapieha (1557, Astroŭna estate (now village) – 1633), a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and governor of Słonim, Bieraście and Mahiloŭ
References
- ^ "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)
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