Lyosna

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Ljosna ( Belarusian Лёзна , Russian Лиозно Liosno , Polish Łoźna ) is an urban-type settlement in Wizebskaja Woblasz , Belarus . The city has 6,753 inhabitants (2005) and is located on the Belarusian-Russian border on the Moschna .

The city was first mentioned in 1654.

sons and daughters of the town

  • Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1789–1866), also known as Zemach Zedek (“Scion of Justice”), Orthodox rabbi and the third Rebbe of the Chabad movement.
  • Marc Chagall (1887–1985), poetic painter who used recurring symbols in his works.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 1 '  N , 30 ° 48'  E

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