Swislatsch (Bjaresina)
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Svislach River Свіслач |
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 The Swislatsch in the center of Minsk |
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| location | Belarus | |
| River system | Dnepr | |
| Drain over | Bjaresina → Dnepr → Black Sea | |
| source | at Petrischki 54 ° 2 '25 " N , 27 ° 10' 16" E |
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| Source height | 290 m above sea level Baltic Sea | |
| muzzle | in Bjaresina coordinates: 53 ° 25 '58 " N , 28 ° 59' 2" E 53 ° 25 '58 " N , 28 ° 59' 2" E |
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| Mouth height | 140 m above sea level Baltic Sea | |
| Height difference | 150 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.46 ‰ | |
| length | 327 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Assipovich reservoir | |
The Swislatsch ( Belarusian Свіслач [ˈɕvisɫaʧ] , ; Russian Сви́слочь , Swislotsch ) is a 327 km long river in Belarus . It rises in the Byelorussian ridge northwest of the capital Minsk . From its source in the Waloschyn Rajon in the Minskaya Woblasz , the Swislatsch flows mainly in a south-easterly direction and, just before Minsk, feeds the Saslaujer Reservoir , also known as the "Minsk Sea" and the largest reservoir in the country. A few kilometers downstream, it crosses the Minsk city center, where it is also dammed. Here, its banks are lined with extensive parks (e.g. Janka-Kupala Park , Gorki Park , Pushking Gardens) and representative buildings ( Sports Palace , Belarusian State Circus). On the island of tears in the city center there is a memorial to those who fell in the Afghan war .
Later it reaches the Mahiljouskaja Woblasz and flows there near the town Swislatsch north of Babrujsk from the right into the Bjaresina . In Asipovichy the Svislach River is dammed. It is - apart from smaller boats - not navigable.
