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Dzisna
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Also known as Disna, Disne, Dysna, דיסנע

Dzisna (; ; ) is a town in Miory District, Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus. It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, near the confluence of the Dysna. Dzisna is located northwest of Vitebsk. In 2017, its population was 1,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 1,368, which makes Dzisna the smallest settlement that is recognized as town in Belarus.

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Settlement.name
Dzisna
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Дзясна, Юбілейная вул (03).jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Flag_of_Dzisna.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Coat_of_Arms_of_Dzisna,_Belarus.svg
Settlement.flag_size
150
Settlement.shield_size
75
Settlement.pushpin_map
Belarus
Settlement.map_caption
Location in 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
Miory District
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1462
Settlement.population_as_of
2025

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Official name
Дзісна
Population
1339
Elevation
113
Image
Дисна - panoramio (1).jpg
Dialing code
2152
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postal code
211950
Commons category
Dzisna
native label
Дзісна
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
Dzisna
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Dzisna (; ; ) is a town in Miory District, Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus. It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, near the confluence of the Dysna. Dzisna is located northwest of Vitebsk. In 2017, its population was 1,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 1,368, which makes Dzisna the smallest settlement that is recognized as town in Belarus.

==History== thumb|left|Dzisna Bridge in 1931 The town was founded as a fortress in the 10th to 11th centuries by the Polotsk Krivichs.

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