Braslaw district

Braslaw district or Braslaŭ district^[2] (Belarusian: Браслаўскі раён; Russian: Браславский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus.^[3] Its administrative centre is Braslaw.^[1]

Braslaw district Браслаўскі раён (Belarusian)
District
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Coordinates: 55°38′36″N 27°03′41″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk region
Administrative center	Braslaw
Area
• Total	2,270 km2 (880 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	23,428
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

The district is known for its numerous lakes. The national park and popular tourist region Braslaw Lakes is situated here. The four largest lakes here are Dryvyaty (the fifth largest in Belarus), Snudy (the ninth largest in Belarus), Strusta (the sixteenth largest in Belarus) and Rychy (the seventeenth largest in Belarus).^[4]

Notable residents

• Alesia Furs (1925, Aziarava village - 2017), member of the Belarusian independence movement and Anti-Soviet resistance and a Gulag prisoner.^[5]
• Tomasz Wawrzecki (1753, Mejšty estate –1816), politician and military commander.^[6]