Dzyarechyn

Dzyarechyn (Belarusian: Дзярэчын, romanized: Dziarečyn;[lower-alpha 1] Russian: Деречин, romanized: Derechin; Polish: Dereczyn) is an agrotown in Zelva District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dzyarechyn rural council (selsoviet).[1]

Dzyarechyn
Дзярэчын (Belarusian)
Agrotown
Church of the Assumption
Dzyarechyn
Coordinates: 53°14′49″N 24°55′11″E
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
DistrictZelva District
Area
 • Total2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population
 • Total495
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Area code+375-1564

History

Dereczyn was a private town, owned by the Kopoczewicz, Połubiński and Sapieha families,[2] administratively located in the Słonim County in the Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1629, Konstanty Połubiński with his wife Zofia founded a Dominican monastery, whereas the Sapiehas built a palace in 1786.[2]

Prior to World War II, it was part of Nowogródek Voivodeship in Poland. In the 1921 census, 60.0% people declared Polish nationality, 33.9% people declared Jewish nationality, and 6.2% declared Belarusian nationality.[3]

Notes
  1. Official transliteration.

References
  1. "Деречинский сельисполком". Зельвенский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). 29 April 2017.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 960.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część I (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 60.


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