Hlybokaye

Also known as Glubokoye, Głębokie, Glubok, Glubokojė, Glybokoje, Hłybokaje, Hlybokae, Hluboka

Hlybokaye or Glubokoye is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Hlybokaye District. As of 2025, it has a population of 17,807.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Hlybokaye
Settlement.other_name: Glubokoye
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Траецкі касцёл, Глыбокае.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: View of Hlybokaye with the Baroque Holy Trinity church
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Hłybokaje.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Hłybokaje, Belarus.svg
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: Hlybokaye District
Settlement.established_date2: 1514 or earlier

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

History
Second Polish Republic
World War II and later
The flag and coat of arms
Monuments
Destroyed monuments
Cemeteries
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Hlybokaye or Glubokoye is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Hlybokaye District. As of 2025, it has a population of 17,807.

The town is located on the international road from Polotsk to Vilnius with the historic railway line to Woropajewo (Варапаева) completed in 1932 in the interwar Poland (the town was incorporated in 1940 by the Soviet Union after the 1939 invasion of Poland).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hlybokaye” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.