Nyasvizh District Explained
| Official Name: | Nyasvizh District |
| Native Name: |
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| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minsk Region |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Nyasvizh |
| Area Total Km2: | 862.75 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 38,667 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 19,569 |
| Population Rural: | 19,098 |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Nyasvizh District or Niasviž District[2] (be|Нясвіжскі раён; ru|Несвижский район) is a district (raion) of Minsk Region in Belarus.[3] Its administrative center is Nyasvizh.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 38,667.[1]
Notable residents
- Alexander Nadson (1926, Haradzyeya – 2015), the Apostolic Visitor for Belarusian Greek-Catholic faithful abroad, scholar, translator and a notable Belarusian émigré social and religious leader[4]
- Uładzimir Žyłka (1900, Makašy village – 1933), Belarusian poet and Gulag prisoner[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/. 2 April 2024. belsat.gov.by. 12 June 2024.
- Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
- Web site: 2009 Belarusian census . belstat.gov.by. Belarusian. 11 November 2011.
- http://belarusjournal.com/article/alexander-nadson-1926–2015-–-memoriam-264 "Alexander Nadson (1926–2015) – in Memoriam | The Journal of Belarusian Studies"
- Маракоў, Леанід. "Рэпрэсаваныя літаратары, навукоўцы, работнікі асветы, грамадскія і культурныя дзеячы Беларусі. 1794-1991: Жылка Ўладзімір Адамавіч" [Repressed writers, scientists, educators, public and cultural figures of Belarus. 1794-1991: Uladzimir Žylka, by Leanid Marakou]]. www.marakou.by (in Belarusian).
