Liozna
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Lyozna or Liozno is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyozna District. It is located east-southeast of Vitebsk, close to the border with Russia by the Vitebsk–Smolensk railroad branch and highway, on the Moshna River. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,515.
Key facts
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1527
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 6,515
- Settlement.timezone
- MSK
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 193
- Settlement.postal_code
- 211220, 211221
- Settlement.area_code
- +375 2138
- Settlement.blank_name
- License plate
- Settlement.blank_info
- 2
- Settlement.name
- Lyozna
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Urban-type settlement
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lozna. Лёзна (7.09.2007).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town hall
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Liozna_District.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat_of_Arms_of_Liozna_District.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
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Lyozna or Liozno is an urban-type settlement in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Lyozna District. It is located east-southeast of Vitebsk, close to the border with Russia by the Vitebsk–Smolensk railroad branch and highway, on the Moshna River. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,515.
== History == Lyozna is first mentioned in 1527. In 1654, it was mentioned as a shtetl (small town with a high Jewish population).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Liozna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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