Svislach

Svislach

Śvisłač or Svislach (IPA| [ˈɕvislaʧ] audio|Be-Śvisłač.ogg|listen, _be. Сьвiслач, _ru. Свислочь, "Svisloch", _pl. Świsłocz) is a town in the South-West of Hrodna voblast, Belarus, an administrative center of the Śvisłač district.

It is connected with Vaŭkavysk by a railroad branch and with Hrodna by a highway. International phone number prefix: 375-15-13.

Famous Residents

Famous residents include:
* Rabbi Aharon Kotler
* Rabbi Samuel Belkin
* David Lewis (Losz), Canadian Rhodes Scholar and federal New Democratic Party leader. [cite book
last = Smith
first = Cameron
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Unfinished Journey: The Lewis Family
publisher = Summerhill Press
date = 1989
location = Toronto
pages = 9-19, 93
url =
doi =
id =
isbn = 0-929091-04-3
]

References and notes

External links

* [http://radzima.org/pub/miesta.php?lang=en&miesta_id1=hrsvsvis Photos on Radzima.org]


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