Myadzyel District

Myadzel District (Belarusian: Мядзельскі раёнMiadzielski rajon) is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of the Minsk Region, Belarus. Its capital is the town of Myadzyel.[1] Four of the main lakes of Belarus are situated in this district: Narach (the largest one), Svir (8th largest), Myadel (11th largest) and Myastro (15th largest).

Notable residents

  • Maksim Tank (1912 – 1995), journalist, poet and translator
  • Dr. Vincent Žuk-Hryškievič (1903-1989), Belarusian emigre politician, President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic between 1971 and 1982

Religion

Churches

  • Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Kryvičy settlement