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# Svislach

A settlement in Belarus; local name Свіслач.

## English name

**Svislach** — Belarusian-based English reference spelling; Russian-derived and dated national-system forms are distinguished below.

Other forms in use:

- **Svislač** — Belarusian national geographical romanization (2007), recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, without implying unchanged domestic rules after 2023.
- **Śvislač** — Alternative Belarusian Latin spelling indexed in English naming data.
- **Svisloch** — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older or Russian-derived references in English; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Świsłocz** — Polish historical or community name recorded in regional references; English prose frequency unverified.
- **Svislatch** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Свіслач** — Original Belarusian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
- **Svislac** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Śvislač for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Swislocz** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Świsłocz for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.

## French name

**Svislatch** — French locality reference spelling, following French transcription conventions.

Other forms in use:

- **Svislotch** — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in the French locality reference; French transcription rather than a new official name.
- **Svisłač** — Traditional Belarusian Latin spelling explicitly quoted in the French introduction.
- **Świsłocz** — Polish historical name explicitly quoted in the French locality reference.
- **Svislach** — International English reference spelling for cross-references in French; prose frequency unverified.
- **Svislac** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Svisłač for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Swislocz** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Świsłocz for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.

## About

Svislach is a small town in western Belarus near the Polish border. It serves as a district centre and has a Jewish heritage largely destroyed during the Holocaust.

## Notes

National-system labels are dated 2007/UN 2012; domestic rules changed in 2023. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076109 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svislach ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svislatch\_(ville).

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1076109](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076109) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/svislach/?format=json)


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