Ushachy District
Ushachy District is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region.[1]
Ushachy District
Ушацкі раён | |
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District | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 55°11′N 28°37′E | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Region |  Vitebsk Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,489.38 km2 (575.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 13,805 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Notable residents
- Ryhor Baradulin (1935, Verasoǔka village – 2014), Belarusian poet, essayist and translator[2]
- Vasíl Býkaŭ (1924, Byčki village – 2003), prominent Belarusian writer[3]
- Chaim Zhitlowsky (1865, Ushachy – 1943), Jewish philosopher, writer, and Yiddishist[4]
References
- "Vitebsk regions" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- Сёння нарадзіўся Рыгор Барадулін (Today is the birthday of Ryhor Baradulin)(in Belarusian)
- Vasil Bykaŭ. Biography
- "Dr. Chaim Zhitlovsky". Yiddishkayt. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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