Dzisna
Дзісна (Belarusian)
Дисна (Russian)
Town
Flag of Dzisna
Flag
Coat of arms of Dzisna
Coat of arms
Dzisna is located in Belarus
Dzisna
Dzisna
Location in Belarus
Coordinates: 55°34′N 28°13′E / 55.567°N 28.217°E / 55.567; 28.217
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictMiory District
First mentioned1462
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,417
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
211950
Area code+375 2152
License plate2
Old coat-of-arms of Disnensky Uyezd, 1896

Dzisna (Belarusian: Дзісна; Russian: Дисна, romanized: Disna; Lithuanian: Dysna; Polish: Dzisna) is a town in Miory District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, near the confluence of the Dysna. In 2017, its population was 1,500 inhabitants.[2] As of 2023, it has a population of 1,417.[1]

History

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Dzisna was part of Połock Voivodeship. In the 16th century, King of Poland and Lithuanian Grand Duke Sigismund II Augustus granted Dzisna city rights. It was a royal city of Lithuania. In 1793, Dzisna was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Second Partition of Poland.

From 1921 until 1939, Dzisna was part of the Second Polish Republic. In September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR.

From 5 July 1941 until 4 July 1944, Dzisna was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland, after which it returned under Soviet control. On June 14, 1942, thousands of Jews in Dzisna were murdered by the Nazi SS and local Belarusian collaborators. After 1944, Dzisna remained part of the Soviet Union until 1991.

References

  1. 1 2 "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Колькасць насельніцтва на 1 студзеня 2017 г. і сярэднегадавая колькасць насельніцтва за 2016 год па Рэспубліцы Беларусь у разрэзе абласцей, раёнаў, гарадоў і пасёлкаў гарадскога тыпу
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