Beshankovichy district

Beshankovichy district or Biešankovičy district (; ) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus. The Vula River flows through the district. Its administrative center is Beshankovichy.

Notable residents

• Jan Chrucki (1810, Vuła village–1885), Belarusian artist
• Hryhory Sandler (1912, Ostrovno village–1994), Soviet choral conductor
• LeÅ­ Sapieha (1557, AstroÅ­na estate (now village) – 1633), a nobleman and statesman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and governor of Słonim, Bieraście and MahiloÅ­

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