Hlybokaye District
Hlybokaye District or Hlybokaje District[2] (Belarusian: Глыбоцкі раён; Russian: Глубокский район) is a district (raion) in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Hlybokaye.[3]
Hlybokaye District
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| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Hlybokaye |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,759.58 km2 (679.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 33,627 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
- Ihnat Bujnicki (1881, Palivačy estate - 1917), Belarusian actor and theatre director, described as “the father of the Belarusian theatre”[4]
- Jazep Drazdovič (1888, Puńki village –1954), Belarusian painter, archaeologist, and ethnographer[5]
- Vaclau Lastouski (1883, Kalesniki hamlet – 1938), Belarusian critic, historian of literature, and politician, victim of Stalin's purges[6]
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.
- belarusian official transliteration 2007
- "Vitebsk Region" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.gov.by. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- "Ігнат Буйніцкі: бацька беларускага тэатра" [Ihnat Bujnicki: the father of the Belarusian theatre]. zbsb.org (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- The Wonderful World of Jazep Drazdovich:the 130th birth anniversary
- V. Łastoŭski as Politician
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