Svislach
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Svislach (Belarusian: Свiслач, pronounced [ˈɕvislatʃ] (
listen); Russian: Свислочь, Svisloch, Lithuanian: Svisločius, Polish: Świsłocz) is a town in the South-West of Hrodna voblast, Belarus, an administrative center of the Svislach district.
It is connected with Vaŭkavysk by a railroad branch and with Hrodna by a highway. International phone number prefix: 375-15-13.
[edit] Residents
Notable residents include:
- Rabbi Aharon Kotler
- Rabbi Samuel Belkin
- David Lewis (Losz), Canadian Rhodes Scholar and federal New Democratic Party leader.[1]
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Smith, Cameron (1989). Unfinished Journey: The Lewis Family. Toronto: Summerhill Press. pp. 9–19, 93. ISBN 0-929091-04-3.
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Coordinates: 53°02′N 24°06′E / 53.033°N 24.1°E
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