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Sapotskin
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Also known as Sapockin, Sopotskin, Sopoćkinie, Sapackinė

Sapotskin or Sopotskin is an urban-type settlement in Grodno District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It is located near the border with Poland and northwest from Grodno. As of 2025, it has a population of 901.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Sapotskin
Settlement.native_name_lang
be
Settlement.settlement_type
Urban-type settlement
Settlement.image_skyline
Сапоцкін. Касцёл Ушэсця Дзевы Марыі.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Settlement.image_seal
BIA Sopoćkinie COA.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Grodno Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Grodno District
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1560
Settlement.area_total_km2
3.736
Settlement.population_as_of
2025
Settlement.population_total
901

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Сапоцкін
Country
Belarus
Population
899
Area
3.73612
Elevation
148
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
Сапоцкін. Касцёл Ушэсця Дзевы Марыі.jpg
Licence plate code
4
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postal code
231733
Commons category
Sapockin
topic's main category
Category:Sapockin
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
Sapockin
native label
Сапоцкін
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Demographics
  • Attractions
  • Notables
  • Notes
  • References
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Sapotskin or Sopotskin is an urban-type settlement in Grodno District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It is located near the border with Poland and northwest from Grodno. As of 2025, it has a population of 901.

Sapotskin became one of the centers of the Polish minority in Belarus. It is the only town in Belarus where the Polish population, consisting of the majority, is allowed to use bilingual street signs.

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

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