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Kamenskiye Boulders
On the outskirts of the village of Kamennoye there is a geological natural monument of republican significance “Kamenskiye Boulders”. Two huge boulders of the Ice Age, located three meters from each other, were once brought by a glacier from the territory of Scandinavia during the Sozh glaciation 220-150 thousand years ago. These natural objects are...
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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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Rukhov carpets
The technology of manufacturing an unusual attribute of the interior of Old Roads –paintings made of straw on a black canvas – is included in the State List of Historical and Cultural Values of Belarus. Rukhovo carpets appeared in the 50s of the 20th century in the small village of Rukhovo, near the Old Roads....
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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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Distillery building
In the village of Krasnevo, the building of the old distillery, which was founded in 1875 by the landowner Mikhail Grigoryevich Pokrevsky, has been preserved. The first product produced here was potato wine, which was highly valued by the locals and exported to Poland. After 1917, a distillery began operating here. The vinegar factory appeared...
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“Pavalyaki”
The authentic folk group “Pavalyaki” from the village of Obchin in the Lubansky district is included in the list of historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus. The team is more than 40 years old, and the oldest member of it celebrated its 85th anniversary. The ensemble’s repertoire includes calendar, family-ritual, lyrical, love,...
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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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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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Arboretum Garden
The garden with an area of 16 hectares is located near the village of Nikoltsy, between the lakes Naroch and Myastro. Here you can see about 400 species of plants characteristic of various parts of the planet: from Siberia to South America. Here you can spend hours walking along well-groomed trails and small wooden bridges,...
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“Dudutki”
In the museum complex of ancient crafts and technologies, visitors get into the atmosphere of a provincial Belarusian estate of the XIX century. Here you can get acquainted with folk customs, try yourself as a miller or a blacksmith. In the pottery workshop, you can make household utensils, and in the bakery you can bake...
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