Grodno
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Grodno Hrodna |
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 Grodno
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| Coordinates: 53°40′N 23°50′E / 53.667°N 23.833°E | |||
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Country Subdivision |
 BelarusGrodno Region |
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| Founded | 1128 (1127) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Chairman | Mechislav Goy | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 142.11 km2 (54.87 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 365,610
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| Time zone | FET (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 230000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +375-15 | ||
| License plate | 4 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Grodno or Hrodna (Belarusian: Гродна, Hrodna [ˈɣrɔdna]; Polish: Grodno Polish pronunciation: [ˈgrodno]; Russian: Гродно, tr. Grodno; IPA: [ˈɡrodnə]; Lithuanian: Gardinas; see also other names) is a city in western Belarus. It is located on the Neman close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 20 km (12 mi) and 30 km (19 mi) away respectively). It has 365,610 inhabitants (2016 census). It is the capital of Grodno Region and Grodno District.
In Belarusian, the city is sometimes referred to as Го́радня or Гаро́дня. In Latin it was known as Grodna (-ae), in Polish as Grodno and in Yiddish as גראָדנע. The Lithuanian name of the city is Gardinas.
The modern city of Grodno originated as a small fortress and a fortified trading outpost maintained by the Rurikid princes on the border with the lands of the Baltic tribal union of the Yotvingians. The first reference to Grodno dates to 1005.
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