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.
[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 rail way 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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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 |
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