DubroŭnaorDubrovnois a small town on theDnieper River. Thetoponymoriginates from aProto-Slavicterm for an oak forest, which may explain the inclusion of oak leaves and acorns in the town'scoat of arms. Dubroŭna is the administrative centre of theDubroŭna Raionof theVitebsk Voblastin northernBelarus.
In the 19th century Dubroŭna was a centre for weaving.The town had a significant Jewish community that in 1898 formed more than half of its population.
Dubroŭna hosts an annual folk song and dance festival, "Dnepr voices in Dubrovno".
