Vawkavysk

Vawkavysk is one of the oldest cities in southwestern Belarus and the capital of the Vawkavysk district. It is located on the Wołkowyja River, roughly ninety eight kilometres from Grodno and 271 kilometres from Minsk. Its population is anticipated at 43,826 inhabitants. Vawkavysk turned into first unofficially cited in the Turov Annals in 1005 and this 12 months is widely time-honored as the founding 12 months for Vawkavysk. At that time Volkovysk turned into a metropolis-fort on the border of the Baltic and the Slavic ethnic groups. Since 12th century, Volkovysk become the middle of a small princedom.

The Hypatian Chronicle mentions the metropolis in 1252. The call is thought to be derived from the nearby dialect for the phrases for attempting to find wolves or the howling of wolves. Old Belarusian way of life refers back to the location surrounding Vawkavysk as as soon as being occupied with the aid of giant forestry packed with wolves. The river flowing through the town turned into named Wołkowyja. This additionally explains the arrival of a wolf's head or frame on the town's coat of arms.