Novogrudok
Novogrudok or Navahrudak (Belarusian: Навагрудак; Russian: Новогрудок; Polish: Nowogródek, Lithuanian: Naugardukas; Yiddish: נאַוואַראַדאָק) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Novogrudok District. As of 2023, it has a population of 28,021.
Novogrudok
Navahrudak | |
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Novogrudok Navahrudak within Grodno Region | |
| Coordinates: 53°35′N 25°49′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Novogrudok District |
| Founded | 970–990 |
| First mentioned | 1044 |
| Town rights since | 1444 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the district Executive Committee | Fedchenko Sergey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 28,021 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 231241, 231243, 231244, 231246, 231400 |
| Area code | +375 1597 |
| License plate | 4 |
| Website | Official website |
In the Middle Ages, the city was ruled by King Mindaugas' son Vaišvilkas.
During and after Mindaugas' rule, Novogrudok was part of the Kingdom of Lithuania, and later the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which was later part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In the 14th century, it was an episcopal see of the Metropolitanate of Lithuania.
From 1795 to 1915, the Russian Empire ruled over the lands, with brief periods of intercession, e.g. Napoleon's Grande Armée in 1812 and the Uprisings of 1831 and 1863. After 1915, Novogrudok was occupied by the Imperial German Army for three years in World War I, by the Second Polish Republic until the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939. Thereafter, the Soviet Union annexed the area to the Byelorussian SSR. From 1941 to 1944, Novogrudok was occupied by the German Army, thereafter returning to the Soviet Union until 1991.