Ashmyany
Ashmyany or Oshmyany (Belarusian: Ашмяны, romanized: Ašmiany; Russian: Ошмяны; Lithuanian: Ašmena; Polish: Oszmiana; Yiddish: אָשמענע, romanized: Oshmene) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Vilnius in Lithuania, and serves as the administrative center of Ashmyany District. It lies in Ashmyanka's river basin. As of 2023, it has a population of 16,870.
Ashmyany
Oshmyany | |
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Town | |
St. Michael the Archangel Church in Ashmyany | |
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| Coordinates: 54°25′30″N 25°56′15″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Ashmyany District |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 16,870 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Website | oshmiany |
The town was the birthplace of the Jewish Soviet partisan Abba Kovner.
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