Svietlahоrsk

Svietlahorsk Belarusian: Светлаго́рск
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Svietlahorsk
Coordinates: 52°38′N 29°44′E
Country	Belarus
Voblasс'	Нomiel'skaja Voblasс'
Rajon	Svietlahorski
The first written mention	1560
Area
• Total	25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	69,900
• Density	2,796/km2 (7,241.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	375 (0) (2342) (Russian)
River	Biarezina
Website	http://svetlogorsk.by (Russian)

Svietlahо́rsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск, [sʲvʲetɫaˈɣorsk], until 1961 Šacilki, Belarusian: Шацілкі) is a town in the Svietlahorski Rajon of Нomiel'skaja Voblasс' of Belarus, the administrative center of the rajon (district). It is located by the river Biarezina and has 69,900 inhabitants (2010 estimate).

Industry

Within Svietlаhorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations. They include: 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.

Svietlаhorsk is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin — Kalinkavichy railway line.

Sights

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

Twin towns

• Bielsk Podlaski.
• Călăraşi, Moldova.
• Călăraşi, Romania.
• Chernushka.
• Helmstedt.
• Ivanteyevka.
• Kingisepp.
• Kommunar.
• Obzor.
• Sliven.
• Mendip.

External links

• Рэгіянальны партал — Светлагорск (Svietlahorsk Regional Portal.)
• Светлагорск (Шацілкі) | Svietlahorsk (Šacilki) | Светлогорск (Шатилки) // Facebook

Gallery

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  Orthodox Cathedral

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  Catholic parish church

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  Railway station