Lahoysk District
Lahoysk District (Belarusian: Лаго́йскi раён, pronounced [lʌˈɣɔɪskɪ rʌɪon]; Russian: Логойский район, English: Logoisk District) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Minsk Region, Belarus. Its capital is the city of Lahoysk.[1]
Lahoysk District
Лагойскі раён (in Belarusian) Логойский район (in Russian) | |
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| Administrative center | Logoisk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,400 km2 (900 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 38,400 |
| Website | Lahoysk District administration website |
Notable residents
- Belarusian Jewish writer Źmitrok Biadula(1886 - 1941) was born in this area (Pasadžec village)[2]
- Nil Hilevich (1931, Slabada village – 2016), Belarusian poet[3]
See also
References
- Lahoysk raion page Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine at Minsk Oblispolkom website
- Z. Biadula
- Poet Nil Hilevich dies at 84
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1 Seat of Minsk Region but administratively separated | ||
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