SVETLAHORSK

Coat of Arms
Coat of Arms of Svetlahorsk.

'Svetlahorsk' (; ) is a town in Homiel Province of western Belarus. It is located by the river Berezina (Biarezina) and has 71,661 inhabitants (2004 estimate). Svetlahorsk is twinnned with the German city of Helmstedt.

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Industry

Sights

Industry

Within Svetlogorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations. They include: the Svetlogorsk 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.
Svetlogorsk is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin-Kalinkavichy rail
way line.

Sights

Within Svetlahorsk there is an orthodox church and cathedral, a catholic cathedral, a quay, and a museum of local lore.