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Vawkavysk in the region of Hrodzyenskaya Voblastsʼ with its 47,300 habitants is a town located in Belarus - some 138 mi or ( 222 km ) West of Minsk , the country's capital .
Local time in Vawkavysk is now 11:45 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Riga, Kaliningrad, Zhabinka, Yanyshi, and Yalutsavichy. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Vawkavysk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Vawkavysk
Vawkavysk or Volkovysk is a town in the Hrodna Province of Belarus. It is the center of Vawkavysk district and has a population of around 48,000. The first mention of Volkovysk in the Turov Annals is in 1005. At that time Volkovysk was a city-fortress on the border of the Baltic and the Slavic ethnic groups. Since 12th century, Volkovysk was the center of a small princedom. The Hypatian Chronicle mentions the city in 1252.
Located at 53.17 24.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Voupa
Voupa is a town near Bialystok, Poland, now in Western Belarus. It was noted for the Wolpa Synagogue, reputed to be the "most beautiful" of the Wooden synagogues of Eastern Europe, a "masterwork" of wooden architecture.
Located at 53.37 24.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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