Svyetlahorsk district or Svietlahorsk district (; ) is a
district
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(
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
) of
Gomel region in
Belarus
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. Its administrative center is
Svyetlahorsk
Svyetlahorsk (, ) or Svetlogorsk (), previously known as Shatsilki until 1961, is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Svyetlahorsk District. It is situated on the Berezina River. In 2019, its population w ...
. As of 2024, it has a population of 75,845.
Notable residents
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Ihar Hermianchuk (1961, Strakavičy village – 2002), prominent Belarusian journalist and political activist
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Ściapan Niekraševič
Ściapan Niekraševič (), also known as Stepan Nekrashevich (; 8 May 1883 – 20 December 1937) was a Belarusian academic, political figure and a victim of Great Purge, Stalin's purges.
Early years
Niekraševič was born in the estate of Dani ...
(1983, the estate of Daniłoŭka - 1937), Belarusian academic, political figure and a victim of Stalin’s purges
References
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