Smilavichy

Smilavichy (Belarusian: Смілавічы, romanized: Smilavičy;^[a] 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 2024, it has a population of 6,586.^[1]

Smilavichy Смілавічы (Belarusian) Смиловичи (Russian)
Urban-type settlement
Smilavichy
Coordinates: 53°44′54″N 28°00′33″E
Country	Belarus
Region	Minsk Region
District	Chervyen District
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	6,586
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.

Notable people

• Ibrahim Kanapacki (1949–2005), Belarusian Lipka Tatar religious, political, and cultural leader^[4]
• Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943), painter

Notes

1. Official transliteration.

References

1. "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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)
4. "Identity Formation among the Belarusian Tatars in the Context of Belarus's Transition to Independence, 1991-1992". Retrieved 23 February 2022.

External links

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