Dzyarzhynskaya Hara

Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Highest point
Elevation345 m (1,132 ft)[1]
ListingCountry high point
Coordinates53°50′55″N 27°3′55″E / 53.84861°N 27.06528°E / 53.84861; 27.06528
Geography
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara is located in Belarus
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Dzyarzhynskaya Hara
Belarus
LocationBelarus
Geology
Mountain typeHill

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 Soviet revolutionary and politician Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the OGPU.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dzyarzhynskaya Hara" Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Peakery.com. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  2. ^ "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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