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Dzyarechyn (Belarusian: Дзярэчын, romanized: Dziarečyn;[a] Russian: Деречин, romanized: Derechin; Polish: Dereczyn) is an agrotown in Zelva District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dzyarechyn rural council (selsoviet).[1]
Dzyarechyn
Дзярэчын (Belarusian) | |
|---|---|
 Church of the Assumption | |
  Dzyarechyn | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′49″N 24°55′11″E / 53.24694°N 24.91972°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Zelva District |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 495 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Area code | +375-1564 |
History
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Dereczyn was a private town, owned by the Kopoczewicz, Połubiński and Sapieha families,[2] administratively located in the Słonim County in the Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1629, Konstanty Połubiński with his wife Zofia founded a Dominican monastery, whereas the Sapiehas built a palace in 1786.[2]
Prior to World War II, it was part of Nowogródek Voivodeship in Poland. In the 1921 census, 60.0% people declared Polish nationality, 33.9% people declared Jewish nationality, and 6.2% declared Belarusian nationality.[3]
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edit- ^ "Деречинский сельисполком". Зельвенский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). 29 April 2017.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 960.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część I (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 60.
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