Thursday 8 October 2015

BY-1710323 Grodno, a city in western Belarus.

Grodno or Hrodna (Гродна) is a city in western Belarus. It is located on the Neman River close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 20 km (12 mi) and 30 km (19 mi) away respectively). It has about 330,000 inhabitants. Grodno is the capital of Grodno Region (voblast) and Hrodna District (raion) and was established in 1128.

The city has one of the largest concentration of Roman Catholics in Belarus. It is also a centre of Polish culture, with the considerable number of Poles residing in the city and its surroundings. The Eastern Orthodox population is also widely present here. The city's Catholic and Orthodox churches are important architectural treasures.

This postcard came from Lubcha (Postcrossing).

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