Elamur LocationsKletsk
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 · JSON
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