Valozhyn
Sign in to saveValozhyn or Volozhin is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Valozhyn District. It is located northwest of the capital Minsk, on the Valozhynka River in the Neman River basin, and the beginning of the Naliboki forest. In 1995, its population was approximately 11,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,923.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Valozhyn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Valozhyn town.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Vałožyn, Belarus.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Vałožyn, 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
- Minsk Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Valozhyn District
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 14th century
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.683
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
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Valozhyn or Volozhin is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Valozhyn District. It is located northwest of the capital Minsk, on the Valozhynka River in the Neman River basin, and the beginning of the Naliboki forest. In 1995, its population was approximately 11,500. As of 2025, it has a population of 9,923.
Before World War II, about half the town's population were Jewish but they were murdered during the Holocaust.