Salihorsk
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| Salihorsk / Soligorsk Салігорск / Солигорск |
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 Salihorsk / Soligorsk
Салігорск / Солигорск |
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| Coordinates: 52°48′N 27°32′E / 52.8°N 27.533°E | |||
| Country Voblast Raion |
 Belarus Minsk VoblastSalihorsk Raion |
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| Founded | 1958 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 102,300 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| License plate | ? | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Salihorsk (Belarusian: Салігорск; Russian: Солигорск, Soligorsk) is a city in Belarus. As of 2010 its population is of 102,335.[1]
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[edit] History
The city it is one of the country's newest settlements: construction having begun in 1958.
[edit] Geography
Salihorsk in the south-west of Minsk province, not too far from Slutsk. It dists around 120 km (75 mi) from Minsk.
[edit] Sport
Salihorsk is the home city of Shakhtsyor Salihorsk football club.
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Kohtla-Järve, Estonia[2]
[edit] References
- ^ (Russian) 2010 Belarus population statistics (RAR file format)
- ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Kohtla-Järve linn. http://www.kohtla-jarve.ee/index.php?area=1&p=static&page=valissuhted. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
[edit] External links
Media related to Salihorsk at Wikimedia Commons
- Independent news from Soligorsk
- Soligorsk official website
- eSoligorsk.net
- Soligorsk News
- Soligorsk Torg
- Soligorsk
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Coordinates: 52°48′N 27°32′E / 52.8°N 27.533°E
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