Škłoŭ (; ) is a town in the Mogilev Province of Belarus, located 35 km north of Mogilev on the Dnieper river. It is a station on the railway line between Orsha and Mogilev. The population is 15,900 (2004).

History

• 1535: First records about the town.
• April 10, 1762: Coat of Arms.

Transport

• Railway station
• 3 Buses Route.

People

• Alexander Lukashenko, promoted to the director of the construction materials plant in the Shklov district
• Yitzhak Salkinsohn, born here
• Joshua Zeitlin, rabbinical scholar and philanthropist, born here
• Shklovsky, Shklover pedigree
• Yehoshua Leib Diskin, served as Rabbi here
• Rogatchover Gaon, studied here under former

External links

• Photos on Radzima.org

See also

• Battle of Holowczyn

Towns in Belarus | Shtetls

Шклоў | Шклов