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Ruzhany is situated on the river Ruzhanka and surrounded by picturesque hills. It is located 140 kilometres (87 mi) away from
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Two large churches: Trinity Church (Catholic, dating from 1617 ) and St Peter & Paul (Orthodox, built 1762-88 )
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The earliest mentioning of Ruzhany dates back to 1552. Following the
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Jewish Electronic Encyclopedia page on Ruzhany (in Russian)
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An ancient Jewish graveyard and a large ruined synagogue
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Webpage about Ruzhany's history and present (in Russian)
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Urban-type settlement

Coat of arms of Ruzhany
Ruzhany is located in Belarus
Ruzhany is located in Europe
52°52′N 24°54′E / 52.867°N 24.900°E / 52.867; 24.900
Belarus
Region
Brest Region
District
Pruzhany District
Time zone
UTC+3
MSK
Belarusian
romanized
‹See Tfd›
Russian
Polish
Yiddish
romanized
urban-type settlement
Pruzhany District
Brest Region
Belarus
Brest
Ivatsevichy
Pruzhany
Pruzhany
Slonim

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