Dzyarzhynskaya Hara | |
Photo Size: | 250 |
Elevation M: | 345 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Map: | Belarus |
Map Size: | 250 |
Label Position: | right |
Listing: | Country high point |
Location: | Belarus |
Coordinates: | 53.8486°N 27.0653°W |
Type: | Hill |
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (be|Дзяржынская гара|Dziaržynskaja hara, in Belarusian pronounced as /dzʲarˈʐɨnskaja/) is the highest point in Belarus. The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level[2] and is located west of the capital Minsk, near Dzyarzhynsk, in the village of Skirmantava. The original name of the hill was Svyataya hara (be|Святая гара|lit=holy mountain). In 1958, the hill was renamed Dzyarzhynskaya hara, in honour of Soviet revolutionary and politician Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the OGPU.