Vyerkhnyadzvinsk

Vyerkhnyadzvinsk or Verkhnedvinsk, previously known as Drysa or Drissa until 1962, is a town in Vitebsk Region, in northern . It serves as the administrative center of Vyerkhnyadzvinsk District.
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  • Type: Town with 7,310 residents
  • Description: city in Belarus
  • Also known as: Drissa”, “Dryassa”, “Drysa”, “Verkhnedvinsk”, “Verkhnyadzvinsk”, “Vierchniadzvinsk”, and “Vierchniadźvinsk
  • Address: Верхнядзвінскі раён

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Christian cemetery and Vierchniadzvinsk Jewish Сemetery.

Cemetery

Railway station
is a railway station, which is situated 4 km north of Vyerkhnyadzvinsk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mykava and Janina.

Hamlet
Photo: Alex A, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
is a village.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Vyerkhnyadzvinsk.

Vyerkhnyadzvinsk

Latitude
55.78297° or 55° 46′ 59″ north
Longitude
27.93556° or 27° 56′ 8″ east
Population
7,310
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
9G79QWMP+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 119306277
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
620255
Wiki­data ID
Q954610
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Yiddish—“Vyerkhnyadzvinsk” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Верхнядзвінск
  • Belarusian: Верхнядзьвінск
  • Belarusian: Дрыса
  • Bulgarian: Верхнедвинск
  • Cebuano: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Chechen: Верхнедвинск
  • Chinese: 上德文斯克
  • Chinese: 上第文斯基
  • Czech: Drisa
  • Czech: Drissa
  • Czech: Drysa
  • Czech: Dryssa
  • Czech: Verchňadzvinsk
  • Czech: Verchnědvinsk
  • Czech: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Dutch: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Estonian: Vierchniadźvinsk
  • Finnish: Verh’njadzvinsk
  • Finnish: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • French: Verkhniadzvinsk
  • French: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • French: Vierkhniadzvinsk
  • Galician: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • German: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • German: Werchnedwinsk
  • German: Werchnjadswinsk
  • Greek: Βερχνιαντζβίνσκ
  • Hebrew: ורחניאדזבינסק
  • Italian: Verchnjadzvinsk
  • Italian: Verhnjadzvinsk
  • Italian: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Japanese: ヴェルフニャズヴィンスク
  • Korean: 베르흐냐즈빈스크
  • Latin: Drissa
  • Latvian: Verhņedvinska
  • Latvian: Vjerhņadzvinska
  • Lithuanian: Verchniadzvinskas
  • Northern Frisian: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Northern Frisian: Werchnjadswinsk
  • Persian: ورخنیادوینسک
  • Polish: Dryssa
  • Polish: Wierchniedźwińsk
  • Romanian: Verhnesvinsk
  • Romanian: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Russian: Верхнедвинск
  • Russian: Дрисса
  • Serbian: Верхњадзвинск
  • Serbian: Верхњедвинск
  • Slovenian: Verhnjadzvinsk
  • Slovenian: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Spanish: Drisa
  • Spanish: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Spanish: Vierjniadzvinsk
  • Swedish: Drissa
  • Swedish: Drysa
  • Swedish: Verchnedvinsk
  • Swedish: Verchnjadzvinsk
  • Swedish: Vierchniadzvinsk
  • Tatar: Верхнәдзвинск
  • Tatar: Верхнядзвинск
  • Ukrainian: Верхньодвінськ
  • Ukrainian: Вєрхнядзвінськ
  • Ukrainian: Дриса
  • Upper Sorbian: Wjerchnjadzwinsk
  • Upper Sorbian: Wjerchnjedwinsk
  • Yiddish: Drisa
  • Drysa
  • Vierchniadzvinsk

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Аўтастанцыя Верхнядзвінск and Сектар спорту і турызму.

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