Chartok

Village in Grodno Region, Belarus

Village in Grodno Region, Belarus

Chartok

Чарток (Belarusian)

Village

Chartok

Coordinates: 53°52′N 23°39′E﻿ / ﻿53.867°N 23.650°E﻿ / 53.867; 23.650
Country| Belarus
Region| Grodno Region
District| Grodno District
Time zone| UTC+3 (MSK)

Chartok or Chertok (Belarusian: Чарток, romanized: Čartok; Russian: Черток) is a village in Grodno District, Grodno Region, Belarus.[1] It is part of Sapotskin selsoviet;[2] previously it was part of Sapotskin possoviet.[1]

It is situated by the Augustów Canal. A sluice which used to be by the village was destroyed during World War II. It was reconstructed in 2000s.[3]

The village used to be within the border zone of restricted travel with Poland. In the 2000s, this restriction was lifted to enhance the development of tourism in the area.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 164\. ISBN 985-458-098-9.
2. ^ "Сопоцкинский сельсовет". Гродненский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). 31 January 2013.
3. ^ a b "Augustow Canal". www.belembassy.org.