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Hrodna Province
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Hrodna Province (Grodno Province) is a province (voblast) of the Republic of Belarus located in its north-western part bordering on Poland and Lithuania.
Hrodna (Grodno) is the capital and biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Here on the right steepe river bank two castles are located. Various churches survived in the city, the Russian stone church, dating back to the 12th century, is the second oldest in Belarus.
The Mir Castle Complex, a 16th century historical landmark as well as part of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha nature reserve both UNESCO World Heritage sites are located in this region of Belarus.
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