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Klyetsk
Sign in to saveKlyetsk or Kletsk is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Klyetsk District. Klyetsk is located on the Lan River. As of 2025, it has a population of 11,169.
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- Town
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- Klyetsk
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- Coat of arms of Klieck
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- 150
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- 75
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- Belarus
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- 1
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- Location of Klyetsk in Belarus
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- Belarus
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- Minsk Region
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- District
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- Klyetsk District
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Klyetsk or Kletsk is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Klyetsk District. Klyetsk is located on the Lan River. As of 2025, it has a population of 11,169.
== History == The town was founded in the 11th century by the Dregoviches, who erected a large fort and a tribal centre there. In the 14th century the town became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and then part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the wake of the Polish–Lithuanian Unions. In the 1506 Battle of Kleck, the Polish-Lithuanian forces under Michał Gliński defeated the Tartar armies and saved the town from being pillaged. Soon afterwards, the town became a property of the Radziwiłł magnate family, who started to attract Jewish settlers to the area.