Vawkavysk, Grodno Region, Belarus


🇧🇾 Vawkavysk is one of the oldest towns in south-western Belarus and the capital of the Vawkavysk district. It is located on the Wolkowyja River, roughly 98 km (61 mi) from Grodno and 271 km (168 mi) from Minsk.

Vawkavysk was first unofficially mentioned in the Turov Annals in 1005 and this year is widely accepted as the founding year for Vawkavysk. At that time it was a city-fortress on the border of the Baltic and the Slavic ethnic groups. Since the 12th century, Vawkavysk was the centre of a small princedom. The Hypatian Chronicle mentions the city in 1252.
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Vawkavysk has a population of over 43,826 people. Vawkavysk also forms the centre of the wider Vawkavysk District which has a population of over 67,173 people.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Vawkavysk has links with:

🇱🇹 Kėdainiai, Lithuania 🇵🇱 Siedlce, Poland 🇷🇺 Vladimir, Russia
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