Voranava
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Voranava
| native_name = {{native name|be|Воранава}}
{{native name|ru|Вороново}}
| settlement_type = Urban-type settlement
| total_type =
| image_flag = BIA Woronów flag.svg
| image_shield = Herb Woronowa.svg
| flag_size = 150
| shield_size = 75
| image_map =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Belarus
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Grodno Region
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Voranava District
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| coordinates = {{coord|54|09|N|25|19|E|region:BY|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Belarus
| elevation_m = 165
| population_as_of = 2025
| population_total = 5,532
| timezone = MSK
| utc_offset = +3
| website = }}
Voranava or Voronovo ({{langx|be|Воранава}}; {{langx|ru|Вороново}}; {{langx|pl|Woronów, Werenowo}}; {{langx|lt|Varanavas}}) is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus.{{cite book |last1=Gaponenko |first1=Irina Olegovna |title=Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць |date=2004 |location=Minsk |publisher=Тэхналогія |page=137 |isbn=985-458-098-9}} It serves as the administrative center of Voranava District. It is located about {{convert|32|km|0|abbr=on}} from Lida and {{convert|13|km|0|abbr=on}} from the border with Lithuania. As of 2025, it has a population of 5,532.
History
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Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Voranava was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. In 1795, the town was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Third Partition of Poland.
From 1921 until 1939, Voranava was part of the Second Polish Republic. In September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 23 June 1941 until 11 July 1944, Voranava was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland.
Population
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- 1865 — 468 people, (333 Jews, 117 Catholics, 18 Orthodox).
- 1905 — 500
- 1921 — 1,232
- 1976 — 3,600
- 1990 — 6,800
- 1996 — 6,700
- 2004 — 6,600
- 2005 — 6,559
- 2006 — 6,498
- 2007 — 6,400
- 2008 — 6,400
- 2015 — 6,200
- 2016 — 6,434
- 2023 — 5,683{{cite web|url=https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/izdania/public_bulletin/index_67469/|title=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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417144107/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/publications/izdania/public_bulletin/index_67469/|archive-date=17 April 2023|website=belsat.gov.by|access-date=10 August 2023}}
- 2024 — 5,624{{cite web|url=https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/|title=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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/|archive-date=2 April 2024|website=belsat.gov.by|access-date=13 October 2024}}
Gallery
File:Woronowo-pallotyni-kosciol-qs.jpg|Church of the God's Mercy
File:Woronowo-church-qsqs-1rrr.JPG|Church of the God's Mercy
File :Woronowo-qsqs-211.JPG|Church of the God's Mercy inner interior
File:Воранаўскі раённы суд.jpg|Building of the Voranava district court
File:Будынак аптэкара.jpg|Pharmacy building
File:Раённы дом культуры.jpg|District house of culture
File:Помнік невядомаму салдату.jpg|Monument to defenders of the motherland World War II
File:Помнік невядомаму салдату2.jpg|Monument to defenders of the motherland World War II
File:Воранаўскае_возера.jpg|Voranava lake 2015
File:Рэдакцыя Воранава.jpg|
File:Сядзіба Сцыпіёнаў.jpg|Palace of Scipio del Campo (19th century)
File:Сінагога ў Воранаве.jpg|Synagogue 20th century
File:Воранаўская сельгастэхніка.jpg|Voranava Farm machinery
File:Царква імя Аляксандра Неўскага ў Воранаве.JPG|Church of Alyaksandar Neuski
References
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External links
- [http://voronovo.by/ Official website]
- [http://www.voran.by/ Website of Voronovo's newspaper]
- [https://belhotel.by/en/?Voronovo Hotel in Voronovo]
- {{JewishGen-LocalityPage|1951494|Voranava, Belarus}}
{{Grodno Region}}
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Category:Populated places in Grodno region
Category:Urban-type settlements in Belarus
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