Verkhnyadswinsk
| Verkhnyadswinsk | Verkhnedvinsk | |||
| Верхнядзвінск | Верхнедвинск | |||
| ( Belarus. ) | ( Russian ) | |||
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 Belarus
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| Woblasz : |
 Vitebsk
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| Coordinates : | 55 ° 46 ′ N , 27 ° 56 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 110 m | ||
| Area : | 6.36 km² | ||
| Residents : | 7,900 (2004) | ||
| Population density : | 1,242 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | Moscow time ( UTC + 3 ) | ||
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Verkhnyadswinsk ( Belarusian Верхнядзвінск ; Russian Верхнедвинск ) is a city in Vitebskaya Woblasz in Belarus . It lies on the right bank of the Daugava and is the administrative center of the Rajon of the same name . The city has 7900 inhabitants (2004).
history
The city was first mentioned as Drissa in 1386. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . Later Drissa came to the Russian Empire and in 1801 became the administrative center of a Ujezd of the Vitebsk Governorate .
In 1924 Drissa became the center of a Rajon. In 1962 the city and Rajon were renamed Verkhnyadswinsk. The old name corresponded to that of opening out at the city from the right into the Daugava river , which today is in Belarusian as in Russian about for Upper Dünastadt .