Belz (Ukrainian:Белз,Pols:Bełz,Yiddish/Ebreu: בעלז translit.Belz), a smawceety in theLviv Oblast (province) o WastrenUkraine, near the border wiPoland, is locatit atween the Solokiya river (a tributar o theBug River) an the Rzeczyca stream.
The current estimatit population is 2408 (as o 2004), makkin it the smawest ceety in Ukraine.
Thare are a few theories as tae the oreegin o the name:
- Celtic leid − 'belz' (watter) or 'pelz' (stream),
- German leid − 'Pelz'/'Belz' (fur, furry)
- Auld Slavic leid an theBoyko leid − «белз» or «бевз» (muddy place),
- Auld East Slavic − «бълизь» (white place, a glade in the midst o daurk woods).
The name occurs anerly in twa ither places, baith Celtic auries in antiquity:
- 'Belz' (depairtment Morbihan),Breetany, Fraunce
- 'Bălţi' (Бельцы/Beljcy, kent in Yiddish as 'Beltz' an aw),Moldovae (Bessarabie)
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Coordinates:50°22′N24°00′E / 50.367°N 24.000°E /50.367; 24.000