Chashniki district

Chashniki district or Čašniki district^[2] (Belarusian: Чашніцкі раён; Russian: Чашникский район) is a district (raion) of Vitebsk region in Belarus.^[3] Its administrative center is Chashniki.^[1]

Chashniki district Чашніцкі раён (Belarusian)
District
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Coordinates: 54°51′12″N 29°09′53″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk region
Administrative center	Chashniki
Area
• Total	1,481.12 km2 (571.86 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	27,047
• Density	18.261/km2 (47.296/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Lake Lukomlskoye, the fourth largest lake in the country is situated here.^[4] The Vula River flows through this district.

Notable residents

• Wasyl Ciapiński (c. 1430/1540s, Ciapina village – c. 1599/1600), Belarusian-Lithuanian noble, humanist, educator, writer, publisher and translator from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania known for translating the Bible into the Belarusian language^[5]
• Uladzimyer Prakulevich (1887, Krasnaluki village – 1938), Belarusian politician, writer and lawyer, victim of Stalin’s purges^[6][7]