Dzyarechyn
Agrotown in Grodno Region, Belarus
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Dzyarechyn (Belarusian: Дзярэчын, romanized: Dziarečyn;[a] Russian: Деречин, romanized: Derechin; Polish: Dereczyn) is an agrotown in Zelva District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dzyarechyn rural council (selsoviet).[1]
Dzyarechyn
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 Church of the Assumption | |
  Dzyarechyn | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′49″N 24°55′11″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Zelva District |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 495 |
| • Density | 212/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 231952 |
| Area code | +375-1564 |
History
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Dereczyn was a private town, owned by the Kopoczewicz, Połubiński and Sapieha families,[2] administratively located in the Słonim County in the Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1629, Konstanty Połubiński with his wife Zofia founded a Dominican monastery, whereas the Sapiehas built a palace in 1786.[2]
Prior to World War II, it was part of Nowogródek Voivodeship in Poland. In the 1921 census, 60.0% people declared Polish nationality, 33.9% people declared Jewish nationality, and 6.2% declared Belarusian nationality.[3]
