Smilavichy
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Coordinates: 53°44′54″N 28°00′33″E / 53.74833°N 28.00917°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Minsk Region |
District | Chervyen District |
Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 6,325 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Smilavichy[a] (Belarusian: Смілавічы, romanized: Smilavičy;[b] 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 2023, it has a population of 6,325.[1]
In Jewish tradition it is known as Smilovitz, and was a shtetl in the Russian Empire.
The village is the birthplace of the renowned painter Chaïm Soutine.