Schlobin

Shlobin | Schlobin
Жлобін | Жлобин
( Belarus. ) | ( Russian )
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State :	Belarus
Woblasz :	Homel
Coordinates :	52 ° 53 '  N , 30 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 53 '  N , 30 ° 2'  E
Area :	28  km²
Residents :	75,335 (2013)
Population density :	2,691 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	Moscow time ( UTC + 3 )
Telephone code :	(+375) 2334
Postal code :	247210
License plate :	3
Schlobin

Schlobin ( white soot. : Жлобін , Russ. : Жлобин ) is a city in Belarus in the Gomel Region . It is located on the Dnepr and has 75,335 inhabitants (2013). Shlobin is the administrative center of the Shlobin district .

Schlobin was first mentioned in 1492.

The city is the location of the steel producer BMZ, one of the world's largest manufacturers of steel cables. The company is the main employer in Schlobin.

Sports

Metallurg Schlobin is an internationally successful ice hockey club .

sons and daughters of the town

• Wassili Rudenkow (1931–1982), Soviet hammer thrower
• Vladimir Lowezki (* 1951), sprinter
• Aljaksandr Kikinjou (* 1980), wrestler
• Jauheni Achramenka (* 1995), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Schlobin  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• A town on the bank of the Dnieper, "Беларусь.Belarus", N12 (891), December 2007

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Aleksandr Kikinyov in the database of Sports-Reference (English)