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Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ
The cathedral is the spiritual center of the Slutsk-Soligorsk diocese and the largest Orthodox church in the Minsk region and southern Belarus. The complex with an area of 3.5 thousand m2 includes the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, the small church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, the crypt church of the...
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The Wooden Spoon Museum
In the unique wooden spoon museum, you can see more than 300 exhibits from different parts of the country: large and small, ancient and modern spoons, appreciate the filigree of the master who carved them from wood, try to make a spoon yourself, hear their sound as musical instruments. The pearl of the museum is...
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Bonch-Osmolovsky Manor
It is located in the village of Blon and was first mentioned in 1513. At the beginning of the XIX century, the estate belonged to the landowners Osovsky. But after the uprising of 1863, it was confiscated and transferred to the possession of the official Bonch-Osmolovsky. Anatoly Bonch-Osmolovsky had a huge home library, in his...
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Church of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary
The church in the village of Derevnoye was erected in 1590 as a Calvinist cathedral. In the 1630s, at the expense of Wojciech Selyava, the church was rebuilt into a Catholic church. During the 17th and 18th centuries, a hospital and a school operated at the temple. The temple was restored several times. The architecture...
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Spring Kipachka
Near the village of Oreshkovichi there is a spring of Boiling water, which is a hydrological monument of nature. The spring comes out of the ground with a characteristic bubbling that resembles boiling, which is why it was called Boiling Water. There is a belief that if you drink from it before dawn and throw...
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Church in the name of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity
The church in the name of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in the village of Blon was built in 1826 in the classical style. The ancient iconostasis, painted in the classical style and decorated with carvings, has been preserved in the temple.
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Nesvizh Park
The creation of the Nesvizh parks began in the time of Nikolai Christopher Radziwill Sirotka. Then a small “Italian garden”was laid out near the castle. In the time of Mikhail Kazimir Rybonka, the Consolation Park was laid not far from the palace, which belonged to the” French parks”, and small gardens were planted right at...
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Geographical center of Belarus (D. Antonova)
According to scientists, the center of Belarus is located in the village of Antonova, Pukhovichi district, 67 kilometers southeast of Minsk. A scientifically based and mathematically verified fact: the center of Belarus is located at the coordinates of 53°31 ‘44.54″ north latitude and 28°02’41.90″ east longitude. The geodetic sign was installed on May 31, 1996.
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Minsk National Airport
In 1977, the construction of the main air gate of the Republic of Belarus, one of the largest airports in Eastern Europe, was started. An area of 740 hectares was allocated for the construction of a new airport complex “Minsk-2” in the Smolevichi district. In June 1982, for the first time, a Tu-134 aircraft landed...
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Palace and Park ensemble
The town of Smilovichi at different times belonged to representatives of different families, including Oginsky, Monyushko, Vankovichi. The palace in Smilovichi appeared in the XVII century under the Oginskys. It was this building that served as the basis for the palace complex, which has partially survived to this day. In the first half of the...
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