Grodno or Hrodna is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities of Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 kilometres (190 mi) from Minsk, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the border with Poland, and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the border with Lithuania. Grodno serves as the administrative center of Grodno Region and Grodno District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, the city has a population of 361,115 inhabitants.
Grodno region, also known as Grodno oblast or Hrodna voblasts, is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center, Grodno, is the largest city in the region. As of 2024, it has a population of 992,556.
At the top level of administration, Belarus is divided into six regions and one capital city. The six regions are oblasts, while the city of Minsk has a special status as the capital of Belarus. Minsk also serves as the administrative center of Minsk Region.
Belavia, formally Belavia Belarusian Airlines, is the flag carrier of Belarus, headquartered in Minsk. The state-owned company had, as of 2007, 1,017 employees. Belavia serves a network of routes between Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as some Middle East destinations, from its base at Minsk National Airport.
Iwye is a town and former shtetl in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Iwye District. It is located 158 kilometres (98 mi) east of Grodno. It is a station on the railway line between Lida and Maladzyechna. The population of Iwye was 8,900 in 1995. As of 2024, it has a population of 7,089.
The Byelorussian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces. Originally formed just before World War I as the Minsk Military District out of the remnants of the Vilno Military District and the Warsaw Military District, it was headed by the Russian General Eugen Alexander Ernst Rausch von Traubenberg.
Grodno Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Grodno. It encompassed 38,671.5 square kilometres (14,931.1 sq mi) in area and consisted of a population of 1,631,645 inhabitants by 1897. Grodno Governorate was bordered by Suwałki Governorate to the north, Vilna Governorate to the northeast, Minsk Governorate to the east, Volhynia Governorate to the south, Kholm Governorate to the west, and Łomża Governorate to the northwest. The governorate covered the areas of modern-day Grodno Region of Belarus, part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland, and a small part of Druskininkai, Lazdijai and Varėna districts of Lithuania.
The Diocese of Grodno is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Grodno in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.
Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Byerastavitsa District. It is located near the city of Grodno. As of 2024, it has a population of 5,728 .
Belarus and Lithuania established diplomatic relations on 24 October 1991, shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The two countries share 680 kilometres (420 mi) of common border.
The Old Grodno Castle in Grodno, Belarus, originated in the 11th century as the seat of a dynasty of Black Ruthenian rulers, descended from a younger son of Yaroslav the Wise of Kiev.
The New Castle in Grodno, Belarus is a royal palace of Augustus III of Poland and Stanisław August Poniatowski where the famous Grodno Sejm took place in 1793. New Grodno Castle is 116 metres (381 ft) above sea level.
Grodno District or Hrodna District is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Grodno, which is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it has a population of 48,494.
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is а higher education institution located in Grodno, Belarus. It is the largest regional higher education institution in the country, integrating all levels of education. It is named after the poet and writer Yanka Kupala.
Hockey Club Neman Grodno is a professional ice hockey team from Grodno, Belarus that plays in the Belarusian Extraleague.
Visitors to Belarus must obtain a visa from one of the Belarusian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
The Belarusian Cup is the national ice hockey cup competition in Belarus. It has been contested annually since 2002.
Pavel Olegovich Savitsky is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Neman Grodno and the Belarus national team.
Events from the year 1706 in Russia
The Svislach, Polish: Świsłocz), is a river in Grodno Oblast, Belarus, a left tributary of the Neman. A stretch of it runs along the Belarus–Poland border.
