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Dzyarzhynsk ( Belarusian: Дзяржы́нск) is a city in the Stolbtsy district of Belarus. It was known before 1932 as Kojdanow ( Belarusian: Ко́йданава) of Wilno guberniya of Russian Empire, and still earlier as Kojdanowo townlet. The city has an ancient history.From a more recent history, it is known as a birthplace of Felix Dzerzhinsky and as a capital of the short-lived Dzierzynszczyzna.
In Russian language, it is synonymous with Dzerzhinsk (Дзержи́нск), another namesake of Iron Felix.
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