Svetlahorsk
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Svietlahо́rsk is a town in Homiel Province
of western Belarus
. It is located by the river Biarezina
and has 69,900 inhabitants (2010 estimate).
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.
church and cathedral, a Catholic
church, a quay, and a museum of local lore.
Homiel Voblast
Homiel Voblast or Gomel Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Homyel.Important cities within the voblasts include: Gomel, Mazyr, Zhlobin, Svetlahorsk, Rechytsia, Kalinkavichy, Rahachow, Dobrush...
of western Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It is located by the river Biarezina
Berezina River
The Berezina is a river in Belarus and a tributary of the Dnieper River.The Berezina Preserve by the river is in the UNESCO list of Biosphere Preserves.-Historical significance:...
and has 69,900 inhabitants (2010 estimate).
Industry
Within Svietlаhorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations. They include: the power plant, a chemicalChemical industry
The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials into more than 70,000 different products.-Products:...
man-made fiber plant, a reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
industrial complex, a Petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
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
Zhlobin
Zhlobin is a city in the Homiel Voblast of Belarus, on the Dnieper river. As of 2005, the population is 75.866. The town was first mentioned in writing in 1492....
— Kalinkavichy
Kalinkavichy
Kalinkavičy , or Kalinkoviči, is a town in the Homiel Province of south-eastern Belarus. Kalinkavičy is located beside the Pripyat River, opposite the town of Mazyr, and is the site of one of country's most important railway junctions...
railway line.
Sights
Within Svietlahorsk there is an OrthodoxEastern Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
church and cathedral, a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
church, a quay, and a museum of local lore.
Twin towns
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. - CălăraşiCalarasi, MoldovaCălăraşi was founded 1848. Long ago, the word "călăraşi" meant "horsemen". The name of Călăraşi was inspired by a legend. In this legend, it is said that once when Ştefan cel Mare fought the Ottomans, he ordered a regiment of horsemen to stand guard...
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, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. - Chernushka.
- Helmstedt
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. - Ivanteyevka
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. - KingiseppKingiseppKingisepp , formerly Yamburg , Yam , and Yama , is an ancient town and the administrative center of Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Luga Riverw west of St. Petersburg, east of Narva, and south of the Gulf of Finland...
. - KommunarKommunar, Leningrad OblastKommunar is a town in Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated south of St. Petersburg. Population: It was founded in the 1840s by the land owner countess Yuliya Samoylova as Grafskaya Slavyanka . In 1846 it was purchased by the government and renamed Tsarskaya Slavyanka...
. - ObzorObzorObzor is a small town and seaside resort on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. It is part of Nesebar municipality, Burgas Province.The Thracian and ancient Greek name of Obzor was Naulochos, a small port on the coast of Thrace, a colony of Mesembria. The ancient Romans named it Templum Iovis ;...
. - SlivenSlivenSliven is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality. It is a relatively large town with 89,848 inhabitants, as of February 2011....
. - MendipMendipMendip is a local government district of Somerset in England. The Mendip district covers a largely rural area of ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 110,000...
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External links
- Рэгіянальны партал — Светлагорск (Svietlahorsk Regional Portal.)