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Church of the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Budslav
It was built in the XVIII century in the style of the Vilna Baroque with the use of separate parts of the stone church of the XVII century, once consecrated in honor of St. Barbara. An authentic wooden altar of the XVII century by Italian masters has been preserved here. But, first of all, the...
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Trostenets Memorial Complex
Trostenets is the largest place of mass destruction of people in the territory of Belarus during the years of the Nazi occupation. In terms of the number of victims, it ranks fourth after such notorious Nazi death camps in Europe as Auschwitz, Majdanek and Treblinka. The name “Trostenets” unites several places of mass destruction of...
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The history of the brick church in the village of Naliboki begins in 1636, it was built according to the idea and at the expense of Albrecht Radziwill. The church was completely destroyed several times. The renovated church was opened in 1994 and for a long time was considered the largest brick church in Belarus....
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House-estate of I. H. Kolodeev
The manor house, where Ivan Kolodeev, a historian, a founding member of the Russian Military Imperial Society, a chamberlain of His Majesty’s Court, the founder of the Novo – Borisovsky Pоsad, a collector who collected the largest collection of Napoleonics in Europe, a bibliophile, a patron of the arts, lived and worked in the late...
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Running festival “Yazylskaya ten”
The national running festival “Yazylskaya Ten” has been held in the region since 1987 and gathers professionals and running enthusiasts not only from all over Belarus, but also from neighboring countries in the Old Roads. The number of athletes of different ages is several thousand.
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Caroling ceremony “Tsars”
The traditional New Year’s folk circumambulation rite is listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list and takes place annually on January 13 in ag. Semezhevo. According to local legend, in the 18th century, a military hospital of the Russian army was stationed in the vicinity of the village and before the New Year, soldiers...
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Lake Naroch
It is called the “pearl of Belarus” or the “Belarusian Sea”. And this is not surprising, because the lake is not only the largest (79.6 km2), but also one of the most beautiful among the lakes of the country. The shallow depth of the lake helps to warm up the water, the gentle sandy shores...
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Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve
Part of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve – the only specially protected natural territory in Belarus-is located in the Borisovsky district. This is a unique natural complex, represented by an exceptional variety of different types of forests, meadows and swamps, a unique floodplain complex of the Berezina River, many large and small rivers, unique lakes. In...
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“Dukorsky maentak”
Maentak is translated from Belarusian as an estate or estate. The history of the estate begins in the XV century, and the period of its heyday fell on the XVIII-XIX centuries. The palace was eventually destroyed, until today only the wing and the entrance gate have been preserved. Thanks to a private initiative, the historical...
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Minsk settlement
The archaeological complex of the IX-XI centuries is located near the village of Gorodishche. According to one hypothesis, it was the ancient Mensk, and after it was burned several times, the settlement was moved to the Svisloch and Nemiga rivers. This is one of the most important archaeological monuments of Belarus. High earthen ramparts, which...
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