Dzyarzhynskaya Hara (
Belarusian: Дзяржынская гара - ''Dziaržynskaja hara'' ) is the highest point in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. The hill is 345 meters (1,130 ft) above sea level
and is located west of
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
, near
Dzyarzhynsk, in the village
Skirmuntava. The original name of the hill was Svyataya hara (Святая гара, “Holy mountain”). In 1958 the hill was renamed ''Dzyarzhynskaya hara'', in honour of
Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union.
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See also
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Geography of Belarus
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List of elevation extremes by country
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References
External links
"Hara Dzyarzhynskaya, Belarus" on Peakbagger
Landforms of Belarus
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Hills of Europe
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