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Vawkavysk or Volkovysk (Belarusian: Ваўкавыск, romanized: Vaŭkavysk; [a] Russian: Волковыск; Polish: Wołkowysk; Yiddish: וואלקאוויסק) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vawkavysk District. [1]
Vawkavysk District or Vaŭkavysk District [2] (Belarusian: Ваўкавыскі раён; Russian: Волковысский район) is a district of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Vawkavysk. [1] As of 2024, it has a population of 64,036. [1]
Vawkavysk, city, western Belarus. It dates from at least the 11th century; its traditional founding date is 1005. It later served as a fortified point on the frontier between the principality of Hrodna and the grand duchy of Lithuania, in which locale it suffered many reversals of fortune.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Within the boundaries of Vawkavysk district is more than 10 stone burial Yatvingians. Unique archaeological monument, the only one in Eastern Europe, are flint mines and adjacent parking and shops on its handling of the Stone and Bronze Ages Krasnoselskiy near the village and the neighboring villages.
Padarosk - is a large village of Vawkavysk district, Grodno region of Belarus. The main attraction of the village Padarosk is a vast manor complex, founded at the end of the 18th century by representatives of the noble family of Czeczot.
Vawkavysk - is a city of Grodno region of Belarus, the administrative center of Vawkavysk district. One of the main attractions of the city of Vawkavysk is the Catholic church of St. Wenceslas. This temple is made in the style of late classicism with elements of eclecticism.
Vaukavysk is a town in Grodno Oblast, Belarus. The hills on which the mediaeval Vaukavysk stood, now covered with green grass, are probably the most known attraction of the city.
