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The Church of St. Mary of Egypt
The sky-blue temple was built in 1865 and is stylized under the Old Russian architecture. It has a tower clock, the dials of which are directed in different directions.
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House of the Noble Assembly
The building was built in the late 18th century in the classical style, its facade is decorated with four impressive columns and a massive pediment. It was built as a manor house, its first owner was a retired military man, a German by nationality, in the chronicles he is referred to as “pan V. S.”....
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Litavets Village Memorial
In the remote forests of the Dzerzhinsk district, there is a memorial to the village of Litavets, which was burned by the Germans. In January 1943, the Nazis shot and burned 196 people here. The village was not rebuilt after the war. It is depicted in the memorial complex “Khatyn”.
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Holy Cross Church
Built in 1798, the brick fence with the entrance gate, as well as powerful columns and small fragments of brickwork have been preserved to this day. The building is surrounded by a brick fence, and a stone apse has been preserved in the backyard. In Soviet times, like most religious buildings, the church was converted....
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Berezina River
This is the longest river in Belarus, its length is 613 km, and its entire course is located within the borders of Belarus. The Berezina is a right tributary of the Dnieper, originates in the Vitebsk region, flows in a southerly direction, reaches the Gomel region and flows into the Dnieper. Fans of active recreation...
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The Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in d.Telyadovichi
The Holy Trinity Church in the village of Telyadovichi is the oldest wooden Orthodox church in the Kopylsky district, a monument of wooden architecture of the neo-Russian style. The church was built in 1792 at the expense of the Bernardine convent as a church. In 1868, due to dilapidation, the church was rebuilt and consecrated...
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Palace and Park ensemble
It is no exaggeration to call it the tourist mecca of Minsk region. The beginning of its construction dates back to 1583. In the XVII century, 4 defensive towers were erected at the corners of the bastions. Along the main axis there were stone gates with a drawbridge and a 3-storey palace with 8-sided corner...
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Chapsky manor in Stankovo
The Chapskys ‘ estate in Stankovo. From the estate, which was built in 1880 by order of Emeric von Gutten-Chapsky, only the outbuildings and the so-called “Scarbnitsa”, which once housed one of the most valuable collections of paintings, coins and minerals in Europe, have survived. It once housed a magnificent library and numerous collections of...
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The Corpus Christi Church
In the village of Bogushevichi there is the Corpus Christi Church – an example of neo-Gothic architecture of the XIX century. In 1869, the church was re-consecrated and began to bear the name of St. Daniel. In 1919, St. Daniel’s Church was returned to the Catholics. In Soviet times, the church was not damaged, but...
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“Oilcan”
Residents of the villages of Rechen, Zakalnoye, Otradnoye and Obchin are united by their love for the traditions of their ancestors, in particular, the national holiday “Maslenka”, which is held annually on Maslenitsa in one of the villages. A variety of treats, numerous songs and round dances, various amusements-Maslenitsa is celebrated widely and richly. The...
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