Svislach or Śvislač official transliteration ( be, Свíслач, ), pl, Świsłocz), or Svisloch (russian: Свислочь), is a river in

Grodno Oblast Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast' ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

, a left tributary of

Neman The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ...

. A stretch of it runs along the

Belarus–Poland border The Belarusian-Polish border is the state border between the Republic of Poland (EU member) and the Republic of Belarus (Union State). It has a total length of , or

. The source of the river is near the town

Svislach Svislach or Śvislač ( be, Свiслач, ; russian: Сви́слочь, Svisloch; pl, Świsłocz; yi, סיסלעוויטש or ''Sislevitch''; lt, Svisločius) is a town in the South-West of Grodno Region, Belarus, an administrative center of ...

,''Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich'', Vol. XI
p 718
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Grodno Region Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast' ...

, Belarus. It flows first in west direction, and turns north, following the Polish border, near the village Dublany. Near

Ozierany Małe Ozierany Małe is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krynki, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Krynki, south-east of Sok ...

it leaves the border and flows northeast to its confluence with the

at the small town

, southeast of

Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...

. Some of its tributaries are

Odła Odła ( be, Одла - ''Odla'') is a river of Poland and Belarus, a tributary of the Svislach. Its source is near the village Zubrzyca Mała in eastern Poland. It crosses the border with Belarus, and flows into the Svislach near the village Pac ...

and

Usnarka Usnarka ( be, Уснарка - ''Usnarka'') is a river of Poland and Belarus, a tributary of the Svislach. Its source is near the village Harkawicze in eastern Poland. It crosses the border with Belarus, and flows into the Svislach near the villa ...

References

Rivers of Grodno Region Rivers of Poland Rivers of Podlaskie Voivodeship Belarus–Poland border Rivers of Belarus {{belarus-river-stub