Svietlahorsk

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Coordinates: 52°38′N 29°44′E / 52.633°N 29.733°E / 52.633; 29.733

Svietlahorsk[1]
Belarusian: Светлагорск
Russian: Светлогорск
In the center of town.
In the center of town.
Flag of Svietlahorsk[1]
Flag
Coat of arms of Svietlahorsk[1]
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Svietly (The Bright), Belarusian: Светлы
Svietlahorsk[1] is located in Belarus
Svietlahorsk[1]
Svietlahorsk[1]
Coordinates: 52°38′N 29°44′E / 52.633°N 29.733°E / 52.633; 29.733
Country Belarus
RegionFlag of Homieĺskaja Voblasć. Gomel
RaionSvetlahorsk
The first written mention1560
Area
 • Total25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total67,054 Decrease
 • Density2,594/km2 (6,720/sq mi)
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
Postal code
24743х (in Russian)
Area code(s)+375 2342
License plate3
WebsiteOfficial website (in Russian)

Svietlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск, [sʲvʲetɫaˈɣorsk], Svetlogorsk (Russian: Светлого́рск), until 1961 Šacilki, Belarusian: Шацілкі) is a town in the Svietlahorsk District of Gomel Region, Belarus. It is the administrative center of the Svietlahorsk District. It is located by the Berezina River and has 67,054 inhabitants (2019 estimate).

Svietlаhorsk-na-Biarezinie (Svietlаhorsk on Biarezina) is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin — Kalinkavichy railway line.

Industry[]

Within Svietlahorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations, including the power plant, a chemical man-made fiber plant, a reinforced concrete industrial complex, a Petroleum producing industry, a pulp and paper milk industry, butter-making factory, a bakery, and an industrial college.

Sights[]

Within Svietlahorsk there is an Orthodox church and cathedral, a Catholic church, a quay, and a museum of local lore.

Health[]

Svietlahorsk, like much of Gomel Region, suffered extensive radioactive fallout after the Chernobyl Accident of 1986. This has led to significant health and ecological issues in the city and surrounding countryside.

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Belarus

Svietlahorsk is twinned with:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ According to the Instruction on Latin Transliteration of Geographical Names of the Republic of Belarus (decree of the State Committee on Land Resources, Surveying and Cartography of the Republic of Belarus dated 11.06.2007 No. 38): Постановление Государственного комитета по имуществу Республики Беларусь от 11.06.2007 № 38 «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Инструкцию по транслитерации географических названий Республики Беларусь буквами латинского алфавита» // Национальный правовой интернет-портал Республики Беларусь. (in Russian)
  2. ^ Статистический ежегодник Гомельской области 2019.
  3. ^ "Города-партнеры". svetlogorsk.by (in Russian). Svietlahorsk. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

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