Hyeranyony
Геранёны
Agrotown
Coat of arms of Hyeranyony
Coat of arms
Hyeranyony is located in Belarus
Hyeranyony
Hyeranyony
Coordinates: 54°6′53″N 25°35′8″E / 54.11472°N 25.58556°E / 54.11472; 25.58556
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
DistrictIwye District
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,278
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Church of St. Nicholas and ruins of Hieraniony Castle, painting by Kanuty Rusiecki (1846)

Hyeranyony (Belarusian: Геранёны, romanized: Hieraniony; Russian: Геранёны, romanized: Geranyony) is an agrotown in Iwye District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Hyeranyony selsoviet.[1] It is located near the border with Lithuania and is known for the 16th-century Hieraniony Castle built by Albertas Goštautas. The village had a population of 306 in 1792, 316 in 1905, 397 in 1970, and 1,278 in 2010.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Сельсоветы". Ивьевский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). 3 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Tyla, Antanas; Vidugiris, Aloyzas (2019-12-12) [2004]. "Geranainys". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras.
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