Vitsyebsk

Vitsyebsk, voblasts (province), northeastern Belarus. It lies mostly in the broad, shallow basin of the Western Dvina River. To the east and south the land rises in a series of gently undulating uplands. Swamps are extensive in the Western Dvina basin, but most of the province is in mixed forest of pine, spruce, oak, birch, and alder. The uplands have been largely cleared for agriculture, bringing about serious soil erosion. Flax and rye are the...