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Braslaw score: 75/100 (Extreme) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Braslaw safe? Belarus travel risk

Is Braslaw safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Braslaw scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Belarus Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 29 Dec 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Braslaw scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Belarus (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Braslaw: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.

A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Belarus travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Situated in Vitsyebskaya Voblasts’ at 55.6391° N, 27.0318° E, Braslaw lies 196.2 km S of Minsk. Time zone: UTC.

Region
Vitsyebskaya Voblasts’
Coordinates
55.6391° N, 27.0318° E
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
9,419
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Vilnius (153.6 km SW).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Jēkabpils Air Base (EVKA) 122.1 km NW
Hospital Care Teenage Tuberculosis Sanatorium 0.5 km WNW
Police Station Міліцыя 0.1 km W
Railway Terminal Друя 32.1 km ENE

Nearby Towns & Settlements in Belarus

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — 1 — — — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Braslaw happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Belarus travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Belarus entry requirements.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Krāslava 10
29.7 km NNE
Visaginas 10
37.8 km W
Daugavpils 10
41.3 km NW
Pastavy 10
59.4 km SSW
Preiļi 10
75.3 km NNW
Līvāni 15
95.6 km NW

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy