Elamur LocationsSlonim
A settlement in Belarus; local name Слонім.
English name
Slonim — Established English form of the Belarusian town name.
Other forms in use:
- Słonim — Polish historical spelling, used in English discussions of the Commonwealth, interwar Poland and Jewish history.
- Слонім — Belarusian Cyrillic spelling.
- Слоним — Russian Cyrillic spelling.
French name
Slonim — Same spelling as in English; conventional French reference form, without an article.
Other forms in use:
- Słonim — Polish historical spelling retained in French references to Polish and Jewish sources.
About
Slonim is a town on the Shchara in Grodno Region in western Belarus. Its synagogues and churches reflect the varied communities of an old trading town.
Notes
Slonim is also the output of the Belarusian national 2007/UN 2012 geographical system; no spelling change is implied by the competing systems.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q863576 · JSON
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