Byerazino District

District of Minsk Region, Belarus
District in Minsk Region, Belarus
Byerazino District
Бярэзінскі раён (Belarusian)
Березинский район (Russian)
District
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Coordinates: 53°50′N 28°59′E / 53.833°N 28.983°E / 53.833; 28.983
CountryBelarus
RegionMinsk Region
Administrative centerByerazino
Area
 • District1,941 km2 (749 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • District21,570
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,366
 • Rural
10,204
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
WebsiteBerezino ispolkom website

Byerazino District or Bierazino District[2] (Belarusian: Бярэзінскі раён; Russian: Березинский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[1] Its administrative center is Byerazino.[3][1] As of 2024, it has a population of 21,570.[1]

Notable residents

  • Mikola Ravienski (1886–1953), Belarusian composer, conductor and music critic, author of the music for the hymn Mahutny Boža (Almighty God)[4]
  • Walenty Wańkowicz (1799. Kałużyce estate (now village) – 1842), painter [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ Berezino raion page Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine at Minsk Oblispolkom website
  4. ^ Mikola Ravenski: autobiography (Мікола Равенскі: Жыццяпіс) (in Belarusian)
  5. ^ Уладзімер Арлоў «Імёны Свабоды» (Uladzimer Arloǔ “The Names of Freedom” (in Belarusian) pp 38-39

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