Agricultural town with a beautiful name Waverka located in Lida district, Grodno region. About 600 people live here, and the main attraction is Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
It is assumed that a city used to exist on the site of the village Veversk. This information is not confirmed, but has certain grounds.
The Catholic parish and the first church in Wawerk were founded at the beginning of the 15th century. Then these lands owned Mikhail Goliginovich. From the middle of the 16th century, Catholicism gave way to Calvinism, and Vaverka received the status of a town. This period is considered the heyday of the region.
During the Russian-Polish war, the village of Vaverka was completely destroyed and could not reach its former size.
Started building a stone church in 1840 Samuel Kostrovitsky, the then owner of Waverka. The modern appearance that can be seen today, the temple acquired after the restructuring of 1928-32.
Preserved in front of the church three-arch gate with an unusual symbol that can be mistaken for the sign of the Masons.
Walking around the temple, pay attention to several memorial plaques embedded in the fence.
The architecture of the church belongs to the baroque style with elements of classicism. The temple is brick three-nave, has impressive dimensions - 42 * 20 meters.
Finding a church in the village of Vaverka is not difficult. It is located in the very center, next to the fire station.
Not far from the agro-town there are several other interesting sights: Neo-Gothic church in Starye Vasilishki и temple in the village of Vasilishki.
