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Population
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Area : 25,000 km² (9,652.6 sq mi)
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| Hrodna Voblast or Grodno Oblast (Belarusian: Гродзенская вобласць, Hrodzienskaya voblasts; Russian: Гродненская область Grodnenskaya Oblast) is a voblast (province) in northwestern Belarus. The capital - Hrodna is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Hrodna's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of the Nemen. Many consider this city one of the most beautiful in Belarus: one of its masterpieces survived through the centuries, Orthodox St Barys & St Hleb (Kalozhskaya) Church dating back to the 12th century, is the second oldest in Belarus. |
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