Braslaw district
District of Vitebsk region, Belarus
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Braslaw district or Braslaŭ district[2] (Belarusian: Браслаўскі раён; Russian: Браславский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative centre is Braslaw.[1]
Braslaw district
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| Coordinates: 55°38′36″N 27°03′41″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk region |
| Administrative center | Braslaw |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,270 km2 (880 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 23,428 |
| • Density | 10.3/km2 (26.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
The district is known for its numerous lakes. The national park and popular tourist region Braslaw Lakes is situated here. The four largest lakes here are Dryvyaty (the fifth largest in Belarus), Snudy (the ninth largest in Belarus), Strusta (the sixteenth largest in Belarus) and Rychy (the seventeenth largest in Belarus).[4]
Notable residents
- Alesia Furs (1925, Aziarava village - 2017), member of the Belarusian independence movement and Anti-Soviet resistance and a Gulag prisoner.[5]
- Tomasz Wawrzecki (1753, Mejšty estate –1816), politician and military commander.[6]