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Branch of the Museum of the History of Belarusian Literature folvark Rakutevshchyna
Maxim Bogdanovich, a 19-year-old poet, spent in d. Rakutevschina was on the Molodechno land in 1911 for only two months, and it was at this time that the cycles of poems “Old Belarus”, “Places”, poems “Veranika” and “U vestsy”came out from the pen of the poet. Folvarak Rakutevschina was destroyed, but the appearance of the...
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Speleocomplex
The underground departments of the only Republican Speleotherapy Hospital in Belarus are located on the basis of the First Mining Department of JSC Belaruskali. A special microclimate with high air ionization, constant temperature, low relative humidity and the absence of allergens allows treating a huge range of diseases of the respiratory system, skin, nervous system...
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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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Museum exposition of the Hero of Belarus M. S. Vysotsky
On August 1, 2008, in a house on the outskirts of ag. The house-museum of the Hero of Belarus, academician, general designer of MAZ Mikhail Stepanovich Vysotsky was opened in Semezhevo. The museum’s exposition is dedicated to the life and work of one of the founders of the Belarusian truck industry, an Honorary citizen of...
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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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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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Historical and Ethnographic Museum
The Starodorozhsky Historical and Ethnographic Museum has become the hallmark of the city. There are unique expositions that tell about the history of roads and postal services, the way of life of the residents of Starodorozhchina in the late XIX-early XX century. In 2011, an exhibition was created in the museum, telling about how the...
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Borisov-Arena
The sports facility is one of the most beautiful and functional in Belarus and an iconic landmark of the Minsk region. Borisov Arena serves as the home stadium for the BATE football club, it also hosts matches of the national team. The construction of the stadium began in November 2010, the day of its official...
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Wild Lake
The lake is located in a forest on a semi-dried swamp. According to legend, an ancient pagan temple was once located on the site of the lake. Later, an Orthodox monastery was built in its place, but even after the adoption of Christianity, local residents continued to pray to pagan gods. The abbess, the founder...
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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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