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The building of the former barracks
According to the Riga Peace Treaty in March 1921, Kletsk turned out to be a border town of the Second Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The old military barracks remind us of this. In 1924, the government of the Second Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth decided to create a Border Guard Corps (KOP) along the entire perimeter of the country. On...
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
It was built in the 70s of the XVIII century on the site of a wooden church, its founder was Anthony Tadeusz Przezdetsky. The whimsically curved facade of the church in the late Baroque style is crowned with a bell tower and small turrets on the sides.
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Monument to potatoes
The first monument to potatoes in Belarus has been erected in the Deshenka agro-town. There is also the only school museum of this tuber in the republic: students should understand the importance and significance of the work of farmers. In the agro-town, fests, fairs, sports events and theatrical productions are organized in honor of potatoes.
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Memorial plate in honor of Marat Kazey
The young partisan Marat Kazey heroically died near the village of Khoromitsky on May 11, 1944. Today, a memorial plate in honor of the pioneer hero is installed near the village.
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Vladimir Kovalenok
Krupshchyna is the birthplace of the pilot-cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of three Orders of Lenin and many other high awards, Colonel-General of Aviation, Professor Vladimir Kovalenko. The cosmonaut was born in the village of Beloe, studied at the school of the village of Khotyukhovo, which now bears the name of Vladimir...
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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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Roller ski track
The biathlon track with a length of 1 km with a shooting range for 10 installations, located in the forest park area of Kopyl, is never empty. In spring and summer, athletes of all ages train on roller skis, and in winter they are engaged in cross-country skiing. Classes with young biathletes are held on...
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Berezina River
This is the longest river in Belarus, its length is 613 km, and its entire course is located within the borders of Belarus. The Berezina is a right tributary of the Dnieper, originates in the Vitebsk region, flows in a southerly direction, reaches the Gomel region and flows into the Dnieper. Fans of active recreation...
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The Zhabrovskys’ tomb and the grave of Vincent Dunin-Marcinkevich
The chapel-tomb of the Zhabrovsky family is located near the village of Padnevichi. The tomb was built in 1852 from rubble stone in the retrospective-Gothic style at the local cemetery and was used for a long time as a burial place for representatives of this gentry family, whose estate was located nearby. Also in the...
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Litavets Village Memorial
In the remote forests of the Dzerzhinsk district, there is a memorial to the village of Litavets, which was burned by the Germans. In January 1943, the Nazis shot and burned 196 people here. The village was not rebuilt after the war. It is depicted in the memorial complex “Khatyn”.
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