Chashniki district
District of Vitebsk region, Belarus
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Chashniki district or Čašniki district[2] (Belarusian: Чашніцкі раён; Russian: Чашникский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Chashniki.[1]
Chashniki district
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| Coordinates: 54°51′12″N 29°09′53″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk region |
| Administrative center | Chashniki |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,481.12 km2 (571.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 27,047 |
| • Density | 18.261/km2 (47.296/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Lake Lukomlskoye, the fourth largest lake in the country is situated here.[4] The Vula River flows through this district.
Notable residents
- Wasyl Ciapiński (c. 1430/1540s, Ciapina village – c. 1599/1600), Belarusian-Lithuanian noble, humanist, educator, writer, publisher and translator from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania known for translating the Bible into the Belarusian language[5]
- Uladzimyer Prakulevich (1887, Krasnaluki village – 1938), Belarusian politician, writer and lawyer, victim of Stalin’s purges[6][7]