Yelsk

Yelsk is a town in Gomel Region, in southern . It serves as the administrative center of Yelsk District. As of 2025, it has a population of 8,623. It is located in the historic region of Polesia.
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  • Type: Town with 8,550 residents
  • Description: city in Belarus
  • Also known as: “Elsk”, “Jeĺsk”, “Yel’sk”, and “Yelsk, Belarus”
  • Address: Ельскі раён

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yel′sk.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mlynok and Dabryń.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Yelsk.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Yelsk.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northeast of Yelsk.

Yelsk

Latitude
51.80629° or 51° 48′ 23″ north
Longitude
29.15196° or 29° 9′ 7″ east
Population
8,550
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open location code
9G3FR542+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 242978961
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
619598
Wiki­data ID
Q955726
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Urdu—“Yelsk” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Yelsk”
  • Belarusian: “Ельск”
  • Belarusian: “Каралін” (historical)
  • Bulgarian: “Елск”
  • Cebuano: “Jeĺsk”
  • Chechen: “Ельск”
  • Chinese: “叶利斯克”
  • Chinese: “葉利斯克”
  • Czech: “Jelsk”
  • Dutch: “Jeĺsk”
  • Estonian: “Jelsk”
  • Finnish: “Jelsk”
  • French: “Yelsk”
  • Galician: “Jeĺsk”
  • German: “Jelsk”
  • Greek: “Γιελσκ”
  • Italian: “El’sk”
  • Kazakh: “Ельск”
  • Korean: “옐스크”
  • Latvian: “Jeļska”
  • Lithuanian: “Jelskas”
  • Northern Frisian: “Jeljsk”
  • Ossetian: “Ельск”
  • Persian: “یلسک”
  • Polish: “Jelsk”
  • Polish: “Karolin” (historical)
  • Russian: “Ельск”
  • Russian: “Каролин”
  • Russian: “Королин”
  • Serbian: “Јељск”
  • Slovenian: “Jelsk”
  • Spanish: “Yelsk”
  • Swedish: “Jelsk”
  • Tatar: “Ельск”
  • Ukrainian: “Єльськ”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Jelsk”
  • Urdu: “یل’سک، بیلاروس”
  • “Jeĺsk”
  • “Ельск”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Школа мастацтваў and Yelsk regional executive committee.

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