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Druya
Sign in to saveDruja (; ; ; ) is an agrotown in Braslaw District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located on the left bank of the Western Dvina, at the mouth of the Druyka River, opposite the Latvian parish of Piedruja. It is situated about northeast of Braslaw. The population is about 1,500 (2006).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Druja
- Settlement.native_name
- Друя
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Agrotown
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Костёл и монастырь - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Sapiezhyn church of the Trinity
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Druja.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_Arms_of_Druja%2C_Belarus.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Vitebsk Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Braslaw District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,500
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Druja (; ; ; ) is an agrotown in Braslaw District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located on the left bank of the Western Dvina, at the mouth of the Druyka River, opposite the Latvian parish of Piedruja. It is situated about northeast of Braslaw. The population is about 1,500 (2006).
==History== thumb|left|View of Druya, by Napoleon Orda Medieval Druja was a stronghold of the Massalski princely family fought over by the Grand Duchies of Lithuania and Muscovy through much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Maciej Stryjkowski mentions it in his chronicle when describing the events of 1386. Ownership passed to the Sapieha family in the 17th century. The fortified suburb of Sapieżyn was founded by Jan Stanisław Sapieha in 1618. The illuminated Druja Gospels date from 1580.