One of the sights of Stolin - park "Mankovichi“, whose territory was not previously part of the city, but belonged to the neighboring village of the same name. It is interesting that the first mention of the Mankovichs was found in the acts end of the 14 century. Then the place was the property of Prince Fyodor Yaroslavovich. However, a much more significant historical period begins in the middle of the 16th century, when King Sigismund August gave David-Haradok (including mankovichi manor) Nicholas Radziwill Cherny (same owner) Nesvizh Palace). For many years, Mankovichi remained one of the dozens of Radziwill estates without a manor, until 1885 year construction of the real palace did not begin. Yes, yes, it turns out that in today's Stolin could be your Palace of the Radziwillsbut history decreed otherwise.
One of the reasons for building estates in Mankovichi - this is the desire of the Radziwills to competently divide their lands in front of all the heirs. So towards the end of the 19th century, Maria Dorothea de Castellane-Radziwill chose the Mankovichi estate with a picturesque location on the banks of the Goryn River for the future palace.
By 1905, the main work on the construction of a compact Baroque residence was completed. The main dominant of which was the high four-storey tower with clock. In addition to the decorative function, it also performed a practical function - it was water-pressure. According to rumors, the pipes leading from it to the well remained in the ground today.
The palace itself was L-shaped, consisting of several 2-storey buildings. In the central part of the building, at the junction of the wing and the tower, there was an arched passage to the courtyard.
First hardships palace in Stolin learned during the war of 1914. The consequences of these destructions, the then owner Karol Radziwill, managed to restore only by 1922. Under him, the Mankovichi estate became a hunting residence, where the count's guests especially liked to come.
After Stolin became part of the BSSR in 1939, the palace was nationalized, and the Radziwills were sent into exile in Russia. During the war, part of the ancient park and almost the entire palace complex were destroyed.
German soldiers even removed the gate from the entrance gate. The only reminder that a palace once stood in Mankovichi Park is foundation stone.
It was also installed Stanislav Radziwill in gratitude to the mother, who started the construction of the palace. Unfortunately, the inscriptions on the stone are quite hard to read.
Finding the place where the Radziwill estate stood is not so difficult, the landmark is old oak to which the alley leads.
There is a small museum on the territory of the park complex.
Point with the location of the park on the map:
If you're in the area, I recommend checking it out. the abandoned Olesha estate in Novoberezhny.
