Hlybokaye District Explained
| Official Name: | Hlybokaye District |
| Native Name: |
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| Flag Size: | 150 |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vitebsk Region |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Hlybokaye |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,759.58 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 33,627 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Hlybokaye District or Hlybokaje District[2] (Belarusian: Глыбоцкі раён; Russian: Глубокский район) is a district (raion) in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Hlybokaye.[3]
Notable residents
- Ihnat Bujnicki (1881, Palivačy estate - 1917), Belarusian actor and theatre director, described as “the father of the Belarusian theatre”[4]
- Jazep Drazdovič (1888, Puńki village –1954), Belarusian painter, archaeologist, and ethnographer[5]
- Vaclau Lastouski (1883, Kalesniki hamlet – 1938), Belarusian critic, historian of literature, and politician, victim of Stalin's purges[6]
References
55.1333°N 68°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417144107/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/izdania/public_bulletin/index_67469/. 17 April 2023. belsat.gov.by. 5 August 2023.
- belarusian official transliteration 2007
- Web site: Vitebsk Region . vitebsk-region.gov.by. Belarusian. 2015-10-06.
- Web site: Ігнат Буйніцкі: бацька беларускага тэатра. Ihnat Bujnicki: the father of the Belarusian theatre. 2021-12-29. zbsb.org. be.
- https://www.nlb.by/en/information-resources/electronic-informational-resources/resources-of-the-national-library-of-belarus/virtual-projects-exhibitions-and-collections/virtual-projects-of-the-library/vitrual/the-wonderful-world-of-jazep-drazdovich/ The Wonderful World of Jazep Drazdovich:the 130th birth anniversary
- http://belarusjournal.com/article/v-łastoŭski-politician-39 V. Łastoŭski as Politician
