Dzyarzhynsk district

Dzyarzhynsk district or Dziaržynsk district (; ) is a district (raion) of Minsk region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is Dzyarzhynsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 70,391.

The highest point of Belarus is situated in the district. It is 345 meters above level sea and called Dzyarzhynskaya Hara.

See also

Cities

• Dzyarzhynsk
• Fanipal

Urban-type settlements

• Nyeharelaye

Agrotowns

• Skirmantava

Notable residents

• Emeryk Hutten-Czapski (1828–1896), scholar, ardent historical collector and numismatist
• Karol Hutten-Czapski (1860-1904), businessman and philanthropist, Mayor of Minsk between 1890 and 1901
• Mikałaj Ułaščyk (1906, Vickaǔščyna village – 1986), Belarusian historian and archaeologist specialising in medieval history, a Gulag prisoner
• Mikola Yermalovich (1921, Malyja Navasiolki – 2000) was a Belarusian writer and historian
• Mother of Sergei Glushko, Russian actor, singer and fitness model

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