Dzyarzhynsk district
Dzyarzhynsk district or Dziaržynsk district is a district of Minsk region in Belarus. The administrative center of the district is Dzyarzhynsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 70,391.
The highest point of Belarus is situated in the district. It is 345 meters above level sea and called Dzyarzhynskaya Hara.
Cities
Urban-type settlements
Agrotowns
Notable residents
- Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, scholar, ardent historical collector and numismatist
- Karol Hutten-Czapski, businessman and philanthropist, Mayor of Minsk between 1890 and 1901
- Mikałaj Ułaščyk, Belarusian historian and archaeologist specialising in medieval history, a Gulag prisoner
- Mikola Yermalovich was a Belarusian writer and historian
- Mother of Sergei Glushko, Russian actor, singer and fitness model