Dzyarzhynskaya Hara | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft)[1] |
Listing | Country high point |
Coordinates | 53°50′55″N 27°3′55″E / 53.84861°N 27.06528°E |
Geography | |
Location | Belarus |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Hill |
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (Belarusian: Дзяржынская гара, romanized: Dziaržynskaja hara, [dzʲarˈʐɨnskaja]) is the highest point in Belarus. The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level[2] and is located west of the capital Minsk, near Dzyarzhynsk, in the village of Skirmantava. The original name of the hill was Svyataya hara (Belarusian: Святая гара, lit. 'holy mountain'). In 1958, the hill was renamed Dzyarzhynskaya hara, in honour of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the NKVD.
See also
[edit]- Geography of Belarus
- Extreme points of Belarus
- List of highest points of European countries
- List of elevation extremes by country
References
[edit]- ^ "Dzyarzhynskaya Hara" Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Peakery.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- ^ "Coordinates of the extreme points of the state frontier. Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
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