Svietlahorsk

Svietlahorsk Belarusian: Светлаго́рск Russian: Светлого́рск
In the center of town.
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Nickname(s): Svietly (The Bright), Belarusian: Светлы
Svietlahorsk
Coordinates: 52°38′N 29°44′E / 52.633°N 29.733°E / 52.633; 29.733
Country	Belarus
Region	Gomel
Raion	Svetlahorsk
The first written mention	1560
Area
• Total	25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	68,593
• Density	2,796/km2 (7,240/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+3)
Postal code	24743х (Russian)
Area code(s)	375 (0) (2342) (Russian)
License plate	3
Website	Official website (Russian)

Coordinates: 52°38′N 29°44′E / 52.633°N 29.733°E / 52.633; 29.733

Svietlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск, [sʲvʲetɫaˈɣorsk], Svetlogorsk (Russian: Светлого́рск), until 1961 Šacilki, Belarusian: Шацілкі) is a town in the Svietlahorsk District of Gomel Region of Belarus, the administrative center of the rajon (district). It is located by the Berezina River and has 68,593 inhabitants (2015 estimate).

Svietlаhorsk-na-Biarezinie (Svietlаhorsk on Biarezina) is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin — Kalinkavichy railway line.

Within Svietlahorsk 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.

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