Elamur LocationsLahoysk
A settlement in Belarus; local name Лагойск.
English name
Lahoysk — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.
Other forms in use:
- Lahojsk — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012.
- Logoysk — Russian-based spelling in many English references.
- Logoisk — Alternative Russian-based English spelling.
- Łohojsk — Polish historical name used in studies of the Tyszkiewicz family.
- Lohojsk — Unaccented historical Polish spelling.
- Лагойск — Belarusian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.
French name
Lahoïsk — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.
Other forms in use:
- Logoïsk — Russian-mediated French spelling, especially in older references.
- Łohojsk — Polish historical name retained in French family and estate histories.
- Lahojsk — Belarusian Latin form in French geographical reference tables.
About
Lahoysk is a town north of Minsk on the Haina River. Its hilly surroundings make it a centre for winter sports, while remnants of the Tyszkiewicz estate recall its aristocratic past.
Notes
Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling. The dated 2007/UN 2012 geographical system is distinguished from Belarus’s replacement domestic rules of 2023.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q200968 · JSON
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