Hlybokaye District or Hlybokaje District[2] (Belarusian: Глыбоцкі раён; Russian: Глубокский район) is a district (raion) in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. The administrative center of the district is the town of Hlybokaye.[3]
Hlybokaye District | |
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| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| Administrative center | Hlybokaye |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,759.58 km2 (679.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 33,627 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Notable residents
- Ihnat Bujnicki (1881, Palivačy estate - 1917), Belarusian actor and theatre director, described as “the father of the Belarusian theatre”[4]
- Jazep Drazdovič (1888, Puńki village –1954), Belarusian painter, archaeologist, and ethnographer[5]
- Vaclau Lastouski (1883, Kalesniki hamlet – 1938), Belarusian critic, historian of literature, and politician, victim of Stalin's purges[6]
References
55°08′N 27°41′E / 55.133°N 27.683°E