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Khoyniki District

Khoiniki District or Chojniki District (Belarusian: Хойніцкі раён, romanizedChojnicki rajon; Russian: Хойникский район) is a district (raion) of Gomel Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is the town of Khoiniki. As of 2024, it has a population of 18,435.

Geography

The district includes the town of Khoiniki, eight rural councils (selsoviets), and several villages. Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, it is partially included in the Polesie State Radioecological Reserve.

Notable residents

  • Iosif Goshkevich (1814, Straličaǔ – 1875), diplomat and Orientalist
  • Ivan Melezh (1921, Hlinišča – 1976), writer, playwright and publicist
  • Fyodor Stravinsky (1843, Novy Dvor (Aleksičy) – 1902), opera singer and actor

See also

References

  1. ^ "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 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ Polesie Radio-ecological Zapovednik Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine (APB BirdLife Belarus)
  4. ^ 253459229 Polesie State Radioecological Reserve on OpenStreetMap
  5. ^ Valiantsin Hrytskevich. Life and activity of Iosif Hashkevich. // Belarusika = Albaruthenica 8. Belarus - Russia - Japan ..: Materials of the First Astravets Readings Dedicated to the Memory of Iosif Hashkevich / Ed. G. Breger et al. - Minsk, 1997. S. 14, 15 (Валянцін Грыцкевіч. Жыццё і дзейнасць Іосіфа Гашкевіча. // Беларусіка=Albaruthenica 8. Беларусь – Расія – Японія..: Матэрыялы Першых Астравецкіх чытанняў, прысвечаных памяці Іосіфа Гашкевіча / Рэд. Г. Брэгер і інш. – Мінск, 1997. С. 14, 15)(in Belarusian)
  6. ^ Melezh Ivan Pavlovich(1921—1976)
  7. ^ Vasil Kushner. Fedor Stravinsky (1843-1902). // Famous names of the Fatherland. Issue two. - Minsk: Belarusian Cultural Foundation, 2003. P. 348 (Кушнер Васіль. Фёдар Стравінскі (1843—1902). // Славутыя імёны Бацькаўшчыны. Выпуск другі. — Мінск: Беларускі фонд культуры, 2003. С. 348)(In Belarusian)

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