Voranava Explained

Voranava
Native Name:
Total Type: 
Flag Size:150
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Grodno Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Voranava District
Coordinates:54.15°N 44°W
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Elevation M:165
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5,683
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Voranava or Voronovo (Belarusian: Воранава; Russian: Вороново; Polish: Woronów, Werenowo; Lithuanian: Varanavas) is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus.[1] [2] It serves as the administrative center of Voranava District.[1] It is located about 32km (20miles) from Lida and 13km (08miles) from the border with Lithuania. As of 2023, it has a population of 5,683.[1]

History

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Voranava was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. In 1795, the town was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Third Partition of Poland.

From 1921 until 1939, Voranava was part of the Second Polish Republic. In September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 23 June 1941 until 11 July 1944, Voranava was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland.

Population

In Voronovo district today live more than 32,000 people, 83% are ethnic Poles.

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Notes and References

  1. 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. 10 August 2023.
  2. Book: Gaponenko . Irina Olegovna . Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць . 2004 . Minsk . Тэхналогія . 137 . 985-458-098-9.