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# Slawharad

A settlement in Belarus; local name Слаўгарад.

## English name

**Slawharad** — Belarusian-based English reference form; Russian-based and dated national-system forms are listed separately where different.

Other forms in use:

- **Slavgorod** — Russian-based English form.
- **Slaŭharad** — Belarusian geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, not a claim that domestic rules remained unchanged after 2023.
- **Prapoysk** — Former Belarusian name, replaced by Slawharad in 1945.
- **Propoysk** — Russian-based spelling of the former name, replaced in 1945.
- **Prapojsk** — Alternative historical Latin spelling indexed in English naming data.
- **Prupoy** — Medieval recorded name quoted in English historical reference text.
- **Proposhensk** — Older recorded form quoted in English historical reference text.
- **Propolsk** — Older recorded form quoted in English historical reference text.
- **Sławograd** — Polish historical name quoted in English regional history.
- **Слаўгарад** — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.
- **Slawograd** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Sławograd for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Slawharad** — Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.

Other forms in use:

- **Slavgorod** — Russian-based alternative explicitly given in French references.
- **Slaŭharad** — Belarusian Latin form indexed in French naming data.
- **Propoïsk** — Russian-based former name in French historical text; replaced in 1945.
- **Prapoïsk** — Belarusian-based former name in French historical text; replaced in 1945.
- **Prapochask** — Older Belarusian name explicitly quoted in French historical text.
- **Slauharad** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Slaŭharad for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Propoisk** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Propoïsk for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Prapoisk** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Prapoïsk for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Slawharad is a town near the meeting of the Pronia and Sozh rivers in eastern Belarus. It was formerly called Prapoysk and gives access to the nearby Blue Spring landmark.

## Notes

Prapoysk/Propoysk renamed Slawharad/Slavgorod in 1945. French Propoïsk, Prapoïsk and Prapochask are independently recorded in French reference text. Belarusian 2007/UN 2012 system labels are dated; Belarus changed its domestic rules in 2023. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slawharad ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slawharad.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q614294](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q614294) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/slawharad/?format=json)


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