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# Kletsk

A settlement in Belarus; local name Клецк.

## English name

**Kletsk** — Established English form in historical and religious writing; Belarusian Klyetsk and the national geographical Klieck are also listed.

Other forms in use:

- **Klyetsk** — Belarusian-based BGN/PCGN-style English form, indicating palatalization after l.
- **Klieck** — Belarusian national geographical romanization (2007; UN recommendation 2012).
- **Kleck** — Polish historical name used in English historical and genealogical references to this place.
- **Kletzk** — Traditional English spelling used in Jewish religious history.
- **Kletsak** — Alternative Belarusian name Клецак, recorded in geographical reference material.
- **Клецк** — Original Belarusian spelling, retained for matching local sources cited in English.

## French name

**Kletsk** — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Klyetsk** — International Belarusian-based form useful in French citations.
- **Kleck** — Polish historical spelling used in French reference material.
- **Kletsak** — Belarusian alternative name explicitly given in the French reference entry.

## About

Kletsk is a town on the Lan River in Minsk Region, Belarus. It has a long history as a market town and is associated with the Radziwiłł estates and Jewish religious scholarship.

## Notes

Belarusian 2007 geographical forms are dated historical standards; no implementation of the replacement domestic instruction of 2023 is claimed.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q200937](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200937) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/kletsk/?format=json)


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