Hrodna District (Grodnenskiy Rayon)
Grodno District or Hrodna District (Гродзенскі раён; Гродненский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region of Belarus.
The administrative center is Grodno, which, however, does not form part of the district.
* Andżelika Borys (born 1973), Polish activist in Belarus
* Tadevuš Kandrusievič (born 1946, Adelsk), Belarusian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev from 2007 to 2021
* Makar Kraŭcoŭ (1891-1939), participant in the Belarusian independence movement, writer and a victim of Stalin's purges who authored the lyrics of "Vajacki marš" (a popular patriotic song)
The administrative center is Grodno, which, however, does not form part of the district.
* Andżelika Borys (born 1973), Polish activist in Belarus
* Tadevuš Kandrusievič (born 1946, Adelsk), Belarusian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev from 2007 to 2021
* Makar Kraŭcoŭ (1891-1939), participant in the Belarusian independence movement, writer and a victim of Stalin's purges who authored the lyrics of "Vajacki marš" (a popular patriotic song)
Map - Hrodna District (Grodnenskiy Rayon)
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Country - Belarus
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Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution in 1917, different states arose competing for legitimacy amid the Civil War, ultimately ending in the rise of the Byelorussian SSR, which became a founding constituent republic of the Soviet Union in 1922. After the Polish-Soviet War, Belarus lost almost half of its territory to Poland. Much of the borders of Belarus took their modern shape in 1939, when some lands of the Second Polish Republic were reintegrated into it after the Soviet invasion of Poland, and were finalized after World War II. During World War II, military operations devastated Belarus, which lost about a quarter of its population and half of its economic resources. The republic was redeveloped in the post-war years. In 1945, the Byelorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations, along with the Soviet Union.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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BYN | Belarusian ruble | Br | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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BE | Belarusian language |
RU | Russian language |