Smilavichy

Smilavichy^[a] (Belarusian: Смілавічы, romanized: Smilavičy;^[b] Russian: Смиловичи, romanized: Smilovichi; Polish: Śmiłowicze; Yiddish: סמילאָוויץ, romanized: Smilovitz) is an urban-type settlement in Chervyen District, Minsk Region, Belarus.^[2][3] As of 2023, it has a population of 6,325.^[1]

Smilavichy Смілавічы (Belarusian) Смиловичи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
Smilavichy
Coordinates: 53°44′54″N 28°00′33″E / 53.74833°N 28.00917°E / 53.74833; 28.00917
Country	Belarus
Region	Minsk Region
District	Chervyen District
Population  (2023)^[1]
• Total	6,325
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

Saint George's Church, Smilavichy

In Jewish tradition it is known as Smilovitz, and was a shtetl in the Russian Empire.

The village is the birthplace of the renowned painter Chaïm Soutine.

Notes

1. BGN/PCGN romanization.
2. Official transliteration.

References

 

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1. . belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
2. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2003). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Мінская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 492. ISBN 985-458-054-7.
3. Smilovichi online (in Russian)

External links

• "Felt boot factory in Belarus - Smilovichi Felting Factory". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2013-10-19.