Vawkavysk or Volkovysk (Belarusian: Ваўкавыск, romanized: Vaŭkavysk; Russian: Волковыск; Polish: Wołkowysk; Yiddish: וואלקאוויסק) is a town in Grodno...
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Vawkavysk District or Vaŭkavysk District (Belarusian: Ваўкавыскі раён; Russian: Волковысский район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus...
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administrative center of Svislach District. It is connected with the town Vawkavysk by a railroad branch and with Grodno city by a highway. As of 2024, it...
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The Church of Saint Wenceslaus (Belarusian: Касцёл Святога Вацлава) in Vawkavysk is a Belarusian Catholic church in the Grodno Region. Constructed in 1846–1848...
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Commonwealth, Nowogródek, provincial capital since 1507, county seats of Vawkavysk, Slonim and Lida, and Mir, private town of the powerful Radziwiłł family...
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The Vawkavysk Ghetto (also known as the Wołkowysk Ghetto, Volkovysk Ghetto, or Vaŭkavysk Ghetto) was established in Vawkavysk, in what is now Belarus...
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raids until the second half of the 14th century. Butigeidis transferred Vawkavysk to Galicia-Volhynia in exchange for peace. He died in 1290 or 1292, and...
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Aleksandr Dedyushko (category People from Vawkavysk)
Aliaksandr Dziadziushka (Belarusian: Аляксандр Дзядзюшка, Dziadziushka) in Vawkavysk, Hrodna Voblast, Belarus, he worked with the Vladimir City Theatre from...
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Grodno and Slonim. Besides these, other important parts of Black Rus' are Vawkavysk and Białystok. The region was inhabited by the Baltic Yotvingians from...
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in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vawkavysk (Volkovysk). At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Volkovyssky...
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Józef Abelewicz (section Vawkavysk (1853–1870))
Vilnius Cathedral Chapter. From 1853 he was dean and administrator of the Vawkavysk parish. Then, in 1856–70, he became also Vawkawysk's parish priest. On...
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His father was an immigrant from Volkovisk in the Russian Empire (now Vawkavysk, Belarus) and his mother was an immigrant from the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
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Malaryta Lyakhavichy Kamyenyets Davyd-Haradok Vysokaye Kosava Lida Slonim Vawkavysk Smarhon Navahrudak Masty Shchuchyn Ashmyany Skidzyelʹ Byarozawka Iwye...
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the agreement. On 11 January 1386 a Polish delegation met Jogaila in Vawkavysk and presented him with a pre-election pact, declaring that the Polish...
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Ros, Belarus (category Vawkavysk District)
Рось; Russian: Россь, romanized: Ross) is an urban-type settlement in Vawkavysk District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It is situated on the Ros...
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Babruysk and Bykhaw Barysaŭ Brest and Kobryn Gomel and Zhlobin Grodno and Vawkavysk Minsk and Zaslawye Maladzyechna Mogilev and Mstsislaw Novogrudok and Lida...
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caves in the mountains, can predict the future; among the Belarusians of Vawkavysk uyezd, the dzikie lyudzi – one-eyed cannibals living overseas, also drink...
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evening of 25 June, the German XLVII Panzer Corps cut between Slonim and Vawkavysk, forcing Pavlov to order the withdrawal of all troops in the salient behind...
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United States Saintes, France Sarasota, United States Skive, Denmark Vawkavysk, Belarus Former twin towns, terminated in 2022 due to the Russian invasion...
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Ruthenia on the upper Neman and its affluents with the cities of Hrodna, Vawkavysk, and Slonim, and also of the Principality of Polotsk. In about 1239 he...
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Kmicic-Skrzyński, with his chief of staff, Major Julian Szychiewicz, went to Vawkavysk where he made telephone contact with General Kleeberg. The two agreed...
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Pruzhany, on the crossing of the roads from Pruzhany to Slonim and from Vawkavysk to Kosava. The earliest mentioning of Ruzhany dates back to 1552. Following...
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Baranowicze (Baranavichy), Brześć nad Bugiem (Brest), Lida, Wołkowysk (Vawkavysk) and Mołodeczno (Maladzyechna) – all now in Belarus, Wilno (Vilnius),...
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Eliyahu Golomb (category People from Vawkavysk)
Eliyahu Golomb Born (1893-03-02)March 2, 1893 Vawkavysk, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire Died June 11, 1945(1945-06-11) (aged 52) Tel Aviv, Mandatory...
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Vowpa (category Vawkavysk District)
Russian: Вольпа, romanized: Volpa; Lithuanian: Volpos) is an agrotown in Vawkavysk District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative...
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Babruysk and Bykhaw Barysaŭ Brest and Kobryn Gomel and Zhlobin Grodno and Vawkavysk Minsk and Zaslawye Maladzyechna Mogilev and Mstsislaw Novogrudok and Lida...
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Major General Commander of the 1st Brigade of the 13th Infantry Division Vawkavysk Yes Grigori Lisanevich 1756–1832 Lieutenant General Commander of the 2nd...
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2 and by the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR on November 12. It became the Vawkavysk District of the Belastok Region of the BSSR. (in Belarusian) Уладзімір...
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Krasnasyelski (category Vawkavysk District)
Красносельский, romanized: Krasnoselsky) is an urban-type settlement in Vawkavysk District, Grodno Region, Belarus. As of 2024, it has a population of 5...
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large amounts being used to produce cement in Krychaw, Kastsyukovichy and Vawkavysk. Two large deposits of freestone are mined – in Mikashevichy (Luninets...
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