Karelichy district
District of Grodno region, Belarus
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Karelichy district or Kareličy district[2] (Belarusian: Карэліцкі раён; Russian: Кореличский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno region in Belarus. The administrative center is Karelichy.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 18,080.[1]
Notable residents
- Jan Bułhak (1876, Astašyn village – 1950), photographer, ethnographer and folklorist[3]
- Ignacy Domeyko (1802, Miadzviedka estate – 1889), geologist, mineralogist, educator, and founder of the University of Santiago, in Chile[4]
- Archimandrite Leo Garoshka(1911, Traščycy village – 1977), Catholic priest of the Byzantine rite, religious and social activist, researcher of the history of religion in Belarus and anfounder of the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library in London.[5]
- Barys Rahula (1920, Turec village – 2005), Belarusian political activist[6]
