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Dubrowna

Town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus

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image_flag	Flag of Dubroŭna, Belarus.svg
image_shield	Coat_of_Arms_of_Dubroŭna,_Belarus.svg
flag_size	150
shield_size	75
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subdivision_type	Country
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subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Vitebsk Region
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Dubrowna District
population_as_of	2025
population_footnotes
population_total	6,945
timezone	MSK
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coordinates
elevation_m	170
postal_code	211040
area_code	+375 2137

Dubrowna or Dubrovno (; ; ) is a town in Vitebsk Region, eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper River and serves as the administrative centre of Dubrowna District. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,945.

Etymology

The toponym originates from a Proto-Slavic term for an oak forest, which may explain the inclusion of oak leaves and acorns in the town's coat of arms.

History

Lubomirski Palace in the early 20th century

It was a private town of the Hlebowicz and Sapieha families within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. During the Lithuanian–Muscovite War of 1512–1522 it was captured by the Muscovites in August 1514, and then recaptured by the Poles and Lithuanians in September 1514. During the next Lithuanian–Muscovite War, it was burned down by Muscovite forces in 1534. In 1630 Mikołaj Hlebowicz founded a Bernardine church and monastery.

Napoleon stopped in the town in 1813 during his retreat from Russia. The town had a significant Jewish community that in 1898 formed more than half of its population.

During World War II Dubrovno was heavily affected. It was occupied by German forces July 17–20, 1941, and the town's Jews were killed. It was the scene of considerable partisan activity. From October 1943 to June 1944 it was at or near the front line, and was not finally reoccupied by Soviet forces until June 26, 1944.

Dubrowna hosts an annual folk song and dance festival, "Dnepr voices in Dubrovno".

Notable people

Harry Batshaw (1902–1984), jurist
Israel Dov Frumkin (1850–1914), journalist
Charles Jaffé (c.1879 - 1941), chess master
Brothers Yakov Polyakov, Samuel Polyakov (1837–1888) and Lazar Polyakov (1843–1914), businessmen
Kazimierz Siemienowicz (c.1600 - c.1651), military engineer and rocket pioneer
Anna Tumarkin (1875–1951), professor of philosophy
Menachem Ussishkin (1863–1941), Zionist
Zvi Zeitlin (1922–2012), violinist

References

"Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа".
. (1900). "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich".
. (1880). "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich".
Rosenthal, Herman. "Dubrovna".
[[Catherine Merridale]], ''Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945'' (Macmillan, 2007: {{ISBN. 0-312-42652-6), p. 38.
"Culture". Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee.

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