Ros, Belarus Explained

Ros
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Grodno Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Vawkavysk District
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4,407
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:53.2833°N 48°W

Ros (Belarusian: Рось; Russian: Россь|Ross) is an urban-type settlement in Vawkavysk District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus.[2] It is situated on the Ros River, a left tributary of the Neman. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,407.[1]

History

Roś was a private town, administratively located in the Wołkowysk County in the Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1611, hetman Hieronim Chodkiewicz erected the Holy Trinity church.

In the interwar period, Roś, as it was known in Polish, was administratively located in the Wołkowysk County in the Białystok Voivodeship of Poland. According to the 1921 census, 83.1% people declared Polish nationality, 15.6% declared Jewish nationality and 1.3% declared Belarusian nationality.[3]

During World War II, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. 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. 13 May 2024.
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць . 2004 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 122 . 985-458-098-9.
  3. Book: . Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom V. 1924. pl. Warszawa. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 43.