Located at 5327 2644 in Minsk Oblast, formerly Minsk uezd, Minsk guberniya, 46.1 miles SW of Minsk.
Alternate names: Novyy Sverzhen' [Rus], Świerżeń Nowy [Pol], Śvieržań Novy [Bel], Sverzhna [Yid], Svierzen-Novy, Novy S'verzhen', Russian: Свержень Новый. Belarusian: Сьвержань Новы. סוורז׳נא-Hebrew. 53°27' N, 26°44' E 46 miles SW of Minsk, 2 miles S of Stowbtsy (Stolbtsy). Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), XI, pp. 677-678: "Świerżeń" #2.
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