Grodno, Belarus

Grodono is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the six administrative regions (or oblasts) which make up the country. The city has one of the largest concentrations of Roman Catholics in Belarus. It is also a center of Polish culture, with the considerable number of Poles living in Belarus, residing in the city and its surroundings. All the while, the Eastern Orthodox population is also widely present here. The city's Catholic and Orthodox churches are important architectural treasures.