Vyerkhnyadzvinsk

Vyerkhnyadzvinsk
Верхнядзвінск (Belarusian)
Верхнедвинск (Russian)
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Coat of arms of Vyerkhnyadzvinsk
Vyerkhnyadzvinsk is located in Belarus
Vyerkhnyadzvinsk
Vyerkhnyadzvinsk
Coordinates: 55°47′N 27°57′E / 55.783°N 27.950°E / 55.783; 27.950
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictVyerkhnyadzvinsk District
First mentioned1386
Administrative center1924
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total6,870
Postal code
211631
Area code+375 2151
License plate2

Vyerkhnyadzvinsk or Verkhnedvinsk (Belarusian: Верхнядзвінск, romanizedVierchniadzvinsk;[a] Russian: Верхнедвинск), previously known as Drysa or Drissa[b] until 1962, is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vyerkhnyadzvinsk District.[1] It is located at the confluence of the Drysa River [be] and the Daugava River. Its population in 2009 was 7,600. As of 2024, it has a population of 6,870.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.


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