Valozhyn
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Valozhyn or Volozhin is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Valozhyn District. It is located northwest of the capital Minsk, on the Valozhynka River in the Neman River basin, and the beginning of the Naliboki forest. In 1995, its population was approximately 11,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,923.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Valozhyn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Valozhyn town.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Vałožyn, Belarus.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Vałožyn, Belarus.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Minsk Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Valozhyn District
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 14th century
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.683
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Главная - Воложинский районный исполнительный комитет
volozhin.gov.by →Link to the official site · 40,000 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Валожын
- Population
- 9840
- Area
- 7.6832
- Elevation
- 203
- Official website
- volozhin.gov.by
- Image
- St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Valozhyn town.jpg
- Dialing code
- 1772
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- Commons category
- Valožyn
- postal code
- 222340
- romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
- Valožyn
- native label
- Валожын
- time of earliest written record
- 1400-00-00
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Overview
- Jewish Yeshiva
- The Holocaust
- Climate
- Demographics
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- External links
Valozhyn or Volozhin is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Valozhyn District. It is located northwest of the capital Minsk, on the Valozhynka River in the Neman River basin, and the beginning of the Naliboki forest. In 1995, its population was approximately 11,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,923.
Before World War II, about half the town's population were Jewish but they were murdered during the Holocaust.
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