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Church of the Ordination of the Most Holy Theotokos
Built in the village of Gruzdovo in 1871, the church is an architectural monument of folk wooden architecture. The church is made entirely of wood, in classical forms for churches of the late 19th century. The shrine of the temple is the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Gruzdovskaya of the early 15th...
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Dubinsky jokes
The regional humor festival is held every two years and traditionally gathers dozens of humor groups and guests from all over the country. The hosts of the holiday are the collective of folk humor “Dubinsky fanabery”.
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Vileyskoye reservoir
Тhe largest artificial reservoir in the country invariably attracts tourists. The area of the reservoir is 65 km2, it was built in 1973 to improve the water supply of Minsk. During the construction, 9 villages were resettled.
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Suspension bridges of Narochanka
Several suspended wooden bridges over the Narochanka River have been preserved in the district. The construction of the bridges is based on two steel cables stretched parallel to each other, the ends of which are securely fixed underground. The cables are lifted with the help of special supports installed near the shore. Logs are laid...
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Dalva Memorial Complex
On June 19, 1944, the village of Dalva was burned down along with its inhabitants, and 44 people, including 29 children, were killed in the fire. The initiator of the creation of the memorial was the only surviving witness of the tragedy of the village of Dalva, Nikolai Petrovich Girilovich, who devoted his whole life...
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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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Manor house of Count Makov
The estate was built in the XVI century, but its “moment of glory” came in 1863, after the suppression of the uprising of Kastus Kalinovsky. After that, many estates went to the tsarist officials. The estate in Maryina Gorka, located in a picturesque corner on the banks of the Titovka River, went to the then...
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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built by the architect August Klein in the Neo-Romanesque style with Neo-Gothic features. The first time the temple was damaged in the First World War, after the Second World War, the shrine was closed. Today, the church serves not only as a landmark of Belarus,...
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Trinity Church in the village of Zasvir
The Church of the Holy Trinity is the rarest architectural monument of the Sarmatian Baroque for Belarus. The church was built in the XVIII century to the already existing monastery of the Barefoot Carmelites. Today, services are held in the church, but only ruins remain of the monastery buildings.
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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
The Orthodox Church in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Cherven was built from 1993 to 2003, organizations and enterprises of the Cherven region, all concerned citizens took part in its construction. On December 28, 2003, the church was consecrated by Bishop Filaret, Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk. A Sunday school is open at...
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