Svetlahorsk

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Coordinates: 52°38′N, 29°44′E

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Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: Светлаго́рск, IPA: [sʲvʲetɫa'ɣorsk]; 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.

[edit] 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 railway line.

[edit] Sights

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

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