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Salihorsk or Soligorsk (, ; , ) is a town in Minsk Region,
The city is one of the country's newest settlements; its construction began in 1958.
In May 1963, Salihorsk gained the status of a city/town (''gorod''), and by January 1964, the town already had more than 18,000 inhabitants.
In Dec 2002, Salihorsk hosted the Belarusian shooting championships.
Soligorsk official website
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Soligorsk News
Soligorsk
Populated places established in 1958 Socialist planned cities Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Dregovichs {{Belarus-geo-stub
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
. It serves as the administrative center of Salihorsk District. As of 2025, it has a population of 96,993.
History
The city is one of the country's newest settlements; its construction began in 1958.
In May 1963, Salihorsk gained the status of a city/town (''gorod''), and by January 1964, the town already had more than 18,000 inhabitants.
In Dec 2002, Salihorsk hosted the Belarusian shooting championships.
Geography
Salihorsk lies in the south of Minsk Region nearSlutsk
Slutsk is a town in Minsk Region, in central Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Slutsk District, and is located on the Sluch (Belarus), Sluch River south of the capital Minsk. As of 2025, it has a population of 59,450.
Geography ...
, around from Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
.
Demographics
Sport
Salihorsk is the home city of Shakhtyor Soligorskfootball
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
club as well as HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Extraliga ice hockey league.
Twin towns – sister cities
*Kohtla-Järve
Kohtla-Järve () is a city and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in northeastern Estonia, founded in 1924 and incorporated as a town in 1946. The city is highly industrial, and is both a processor of oil shales and is a large producer of ...
, Estonia
References
External links
Soligorsk official website
eSoligorsk.by
Soligorsk News
Soligorsk
Populated places established in 1958 Socialist planned cities Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Dregovichs {{Belarus-geo-stub