Dobrush District
Dobrush District | |
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  Dobrush District Dobrush | |
| Coordinates: 52°25′N 31°19′E / 52.417°N 31.317°E | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Region | Gomel Region |
| Raion | Dobrush District |
| Capital | Dobrush |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,452.72 km2 (560.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 36,864 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 247050 |
| Area code | +375 2333 |
| License plate | 3 |
Dobrush District, Dobrušski Rajon (Belarusian: Добрушскі раён) is a district of Gomel Region, in Belarus. Its capital is Dobrush and the uninhabited Russian exclave Sankovo-Medvezhye is situated here.[1]
Administrative Divisions
The Dobrush District is divided into 14 village council regions (Selsovets).
Notable residents
- Cimoch Vostrykaǔ (in Belarusian Цімох Вострыкаў) (1922, Barščoŭka village - 2007), member of the anti-Soviet resistance, representative of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a Gulag prisoner [2][3]
References
- ^ The Atlas of Unusual Borders by Zoran Nikolič. ISBN 978-0-00-835177-9.p. 48
- ^ Цімох Вострыкаў — чалавек, якога не зламалі 23 гады савецкіх лягераў (Cimoch Vostrykaǔ - the man who was not broken by 23 years of Soviet prison camps) (in Belarusian)
- ^ Цімох Вострыкаў (Cimoch Vostrykaǔ)(in Belarusian)(
External links
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52°25′N 31°19′E / 52.417°N 31.317°E
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