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Skachal Lake
Skachal Lake is considered the most mysterious and mysterious in Starodoroshchyna. According to one version, many years ago at this place the glacier formed a depression, which gradually began to swamp. From the depths of the soil, springs beat, greatly lowering the temperature. Therefore, in the summer, even in the hottest and hottest weather, when...
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Spaso-Voznesenskaya Church
The church in honor of the Ascension of the Lord is located in the center of Kopyl. The church building was built in 1866 on the site of a wooden church that existed until that time, which was destroyed by fire. During its century-and-a-half history, the church has experienced the heyday of church life and...
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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
At the end of 1991, at the request of the residents of Starye Dorogi, His Eminence Filaret, Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, blessed the creation of the parish. In 2006, next to the building of the wooden church, the construction of a new brick building of the St. Nicholas Church was started with donations from...
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Cosmonautics Museum
In 2013, a museum of cosmonautics was created at School No. 2 in Cherven. The main character of the exhibition is pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, a native of the city, a former graduate of this school. Oleg Novitsky and his family members have repeatedly visited the museum, handed over to the museum the main exhibits –...
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“Zubrenok”
The National Children’s Educational and Health Center “Zubrenok” opened its doors in 1969. The fame of the camp quickly spread outside the BSSR, it was called “Belarusian Artek” and many children dreamed of getting there. But the ticket was awarded mainly to excellent students and activists. Today, every Belarusian schoolboy dreams of getting a shift...
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“JAZZ-TIME” Festival
Every year, Soligorsk becomes the jazz capital of Belarus for a few days. The International Jazz and Pop Music Competition “JAZZ-TIME” is held within the walls of the children’s art school, where young stars open up, and professional musicians present their new concert programs. The festival gathers numerous participants from Belarus and other countries of...
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Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos
The unique five-domed temple, a monument of wooden architecture, built in the 19th century according to the standard project of the famous Russian architect Konstantin Ton, is located in the agro-town of Khotlyany. The church burned down during a fire in January 2013. Thanks to the congregation and patrons, the Church of the Intercession of...
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Calvin Cathedral
Cathedral of the XVI century is a rare architectural monument of the Renaissance period for Belarus. For hundreds of years, the temple many times has changed its purpose. It was here that the Bible of Simon Budny was reprinted in 1572. Budny was an educator and philosopher, an ardent supporter of humanistic ideas and the...
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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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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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