Ruzhany

Also known as Różana, Rozshinoi, Rozhanoy, Rozhinoy, Rozhinoi, Ruz'inoi, Ruzhana, Rozhana

Ruzhany, also spelled Rozana or Ruzhana, is an urban-type settlement in Pruzhany District, Brest Region, Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 2,642.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ruzhany
Settlement.native_name: Ружаны
Settlement.native_name_lang: be
Settlement.settlement_type: Urban-type settlement
Settlement.image_skyline: Ружанскі касцёл.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: BIA Różana COA.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Belarus##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: y
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region

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Ruzhany, also spelled Rozana or Ruzhana, is an urban-type settlement in Pruzhany District, Brest Region, Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 2,642.

== Geography == Ruzhany is situated on the river Ruzhanka and surrounded by picturesque hills. It is located away from Brest, from Ivatsevichy (where the nearest railway station is located), and north-east from Pruzhany, on the crossing of the roads from Pruzhany to Slonim and from Vawkavysk to Kosava.