Hrodna

Grodno or Hrodna is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 kilometres from Minsk, about 15 kilometres from the border with Poland, and 30 kilometres from the border with Lithuania. As of 2023, the city has a population of 358,717 inhabitants. Grodno serves as the administrative center of Grodno Region and Grodno District, though it is administratively separated from the district.The modern city of Grodno, founded in 1127, originated as a small fortress and trading outpost on the border of the Baltic tribal union of the Yotvingians.