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Svyetlahorsk
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Svyetlahorsk (, ) or Svetlogorsk (), previously known as Shatsilki until 1961, is a town in Gomel Region, in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Svyetlahorsk District. It is situated on the Berezina River. In 2019, its population was 67,054. As of 2025, it has a population of 61,812.
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Vinony's link graph records 137 inbound references to Svyetlahorsk, and connects out to Gomel Region, Svietlahorsk District and Russia.
The entry is geolocated on the map in BY, across 3 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Populated places in Belarus, Populated places in Gomel region and Svyetlahorsk district.
Vinony links it to 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.name
- Svyetlahorsk
- Settlement.nickname
- Svietly (The Bright),
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Svetlahorsk, Homieĺ Voblaść, Belarus.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- In the centre of town, with 16-floor one (left) and house with a clock (right) in sight.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Svietlahorsk, Belarus.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Svietłahorsk, Belarus.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belarus
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gomel Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Svyetlahorsk District
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Шацілкі
- Country
- Belarus
- Located in
- Svietlahorsk District
- Population
- 61280
- Area
- 25.85948
- Elevation
- 138
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Berezina
- Official website
- svetlogorsk.gov.by
- Image
- Svetlahorsk, Homieĺ Voblaść, Belarus.JPG
- Dialing code
- 2342
- Licence plate code
- 3
Show 11 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:Svietlahorsk
- twinned administrative body
- Helmstedt
- native label
- Светлагорск
- category for people born here
- Q8071879
- inception
- 1201-00-00
- time of earliest written record
- 1560-00-00
- Commons category
- Svietlahorsk
- postal code
- 247400
- romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
- Śvietlahorsk
- different from
- Svetlogorsk
- Köppen climate classification
- continental climate
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- International relations
- Notes
- References
- External links
Svyetlahorsk (, ) or Svetlogorsk (), previously known as Shatsilki until 1961, is a town in Gomel Region, in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Svyetlahorsk District. It is situated on the Berezina River. In 2019, its population was 67,054. As of 2025, it has a population of 61,812.
==International relations==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Svyetlahorsk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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