Svetlahorsk

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Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск; Russian: Светлого́рск) 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.

Svetlahorsk Catholic cathedral

[edit] Industry

Within Svetlahorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations. They include: the Svetlohorsk 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.

Svetlahorsk is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin-Kalinkavichy rail way line.

An Orthodox cathedral in Svetlahorsk.

[edit] Sights

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

	Subdivisions of Homyel (Gomel) Voblast, Belarus

	Raions:	Aktsyabar Raion \| Brahin Raion \| Buda-Kashalyowa Raion \| Chachersk Raion \| Dobrush Raion \| Homyel Raion \| Jelsk Raion \| Khoiniki Raion \| Kalinkavichy Raion \| Karma Raion \| Lyel'chytsy Raion \| Loew Raion \| Mazyr Raion \| Narowla Raion \| Pyetrykaw Raion \| Rahachow Raion \| Rechytsa Raion \| Svetlahorsk Raion \| Vetka Raion \| Zhytkavichy Raion \| Zhlobin Raion
	Cities:	Buda-Kashalyowa \| Chachersk \| Dobrush \| Homyel \| Jelsk \| Kalinkavichy \| Khoiniki \| Mazyr \| Narowla \| Petrtkow \| Rahachow \| Rechytsia \| Svetlahorsk \| Turaw \| Vassilyevichy \| Vetka \| Zhlobin \| Zhytkavichy