Ruzhany
Ruzhany
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Ruzhany
Geography
Ruzhany is situated on the river Ruzhanka and surrounded by picturesque hills. It is located 140 kilometres (87 mi) away from Brest, 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Ivatsevichy (where the nearest railway station is located), and 45 kilometres (28 mi) north-east from Pruzhany, on the crossing of the roads from Pruzhany to Slonim and from Vawkavysk to Kosava.
History
The earliest mentioning of Ruzhany dates back to 1552.
On 19 September 1659,
Notable residents
Some notable past residents of Ruzhany include:
- The Sapieha family, influential Polish-Lithuanian aristocrats, who built a palace at Ruzhany (see below).
- I. M. Pines, a famous writer and Zionist.[5]
- Yitzhak Shamir, former Prime Minister of Israel.
- Melech Epstein, a US Yiddish language journalist.
- Louis Leon Ribak, a US artist.
Notable sights
Interesting sights in Ruzhany include:
- Ruzhany Palace: a large and impressive, but mostly ruined complex. Now undergoing complete renovation.
- Two large churches: Trinity Church (Catholic, dating from 1617 [6]) and St Peter & Paul (Orthodox, built 1762-88 [7])
- A small chapel named for St. Casimiris in the town cemetery
- An ancient Jewish graveyard [8] and a large ruined synagogue [9]
- A small German cemetery
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "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 October 2023.
- ^ "Ruzhany Belarus".
- ^ "History of Brest Region".
- ^ "Ruzhany".
- ^ "Пинес Иехиэль Михаэль".
- ^ "Адметныя мясціны і помнікі | Беларусь Літва Падляшша".
- ^ "Адметныя мясціны і помнікі | Беларусь Літва Падляшша".
- ^ "Адметныя мясціны і помнікі | Беларусь Літва Падляшша".
- ^ "Адметныя мясціны і помнікі | Беларусь Літва Падляшша".
External links
- "All About Ruzhany" (Unofficial Ruzhany Site)
- Ruzhany at Radzima.org
- Webpage about Ruzhany's history and present (in Russian)
- Jewish Electronic Encyclopedia page on Ruzhany (in Russian)
- Ruzhany on KehilaLinks
- Ruzhany, Belarus at JewishGen
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