Disna is the smallest town of Belarus
The smallest towns in the world:
- Australia – Alone,
- БAustria – Rzhaveyte,
- Belize – Belmopan,
- Belgium – Durbeк,
- Bulgaria – Melnikс,
- Great Britain – Llanwrtyd Wells,
- Hungary – Zalakaros,
- Ireland – Kilkenny,
- Netherlands – Madurodam,
- Russia – Chekalin,
- Romania – Băile Tuşnad ,
- Ukraine – Uhniv,
- Finland – Kaskinen,
- Croatia – Hum,
- Czech Republic – Rabstejn nad Strelou,
- Estonia – Kallaste,
In Belarus – it is Disna.
Our ancestors founded a settlement more than 1000 years ago on the confluence of the two rivers – Western Dvina and Disna, which gave the name to the town afterwards. The town's status has been changing continuously from a small Slavonic settlement in the X century to a town with Magdeburg Rights in the XVI century, from a district center of the Vilna Guberniya in XIX-XX centureies to a regional center in the 40-ies of the XX century.
The town was the fortress, from the walls of which 5–thousand thrones of Stefan Batory started their way to free Polotsk from troops of Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV). The town was a cultural center where the well-known first professional Belarusian theater under the lead of Ignt Buinitsky was founded.
Disna is the motherland of Giyom Appoliner, Yazep Drozdovich, Alexander Green, it was the source of Adam Mitshkevich’s inspiration. The town used to be an industrial and trading center. The butter produced in Disna was by 4 shillings more expensive than the butter made in England!