Lepiel Raion

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Lepiel Raion is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region.[1]

The 19th Guards Mechanized Brigade is located as of 2012 in Zaslonovo, a few miles west of Lepiel.

Today this district is famous for its health resorts surrounded by lakes and forest. The largest lake among them is Lepelskoye.[2]

References

  1. "Vitebsk regions" (in Belarusian). vitebsk-region.by. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 
  2. "Main characteristics of the largest lakes of Belarus". Land of Ancestors. Data of the Research Laboratory for Lake Study of the Belarus State University. 2011. Retrieved 06 September 2013. 

Coordinates: 54°52′30″N 28°41′40″E / 54.87500°N 28.69444°E / 54.87500; 28.69444

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