Lukovets is a small agricultural town in the Vileika district, Minsk region, interesting for its historical heritage. Once these lands belonged to many famous families: Rogozam, Ratomsky, Patsam, Kossakovsky and some others, but they did not leave a noticeable trace in Lukovets, since in fact they did not live here. They were the first to lay their ancestral residence here Shumsky, among which the greatest contribution was made by Brigida Shumskaya (nee Kaminskaya). It was through her efforts that the estate development was formed in Lukovets. Brigid was a complex and wayward landowner, complained about by the peasants, she managed her estate for more than half a century. Having no direct heirs, she bequeathed Lukovets to her nephew Anthony Borovsky. This family will own the lands and the estate until the arrival of the Bolsheviks.
Little remains of the former estate today. The first thing you notice is Church of Saints Peter and Paul. If you are confused by architecture, then for good reason. The temple is located within the walls of the old school, which was built (or even possibly rebuilt) in the mid-50s of the last century.
The temple has been operating since 1999. Just then the local Catholic community was registered. For 2022 church in Lukovets meets ambiguously: it seems that the building itself is not abandoned, but the place looks somehow neglected, with no signs of active use.
If you walk from the church along the road, you will see a small chapelbuilt into the corner of a stone fence. This roadside chapel was built in the middle of the 19th century.
The fence itself, once a rich estate of the Borovskikhs, is crumbling a little bit, but a large rubble stone is still holding on.
On the impressive territory of the estate complex (about 18 hectares), there were many different outbuildings and of course manor house. It was built under Brigid Shumskaya in the classical architectural style. At the beginning of the 20th century, the house was overlaid with brick, and some of the other wooden buildings were also rebuilt.
After the arrival of the Bolsheviks in 1939, the Borovskys fled, though their fate remained a mystery. The estate in Lukovets was burnt down in 1942, according to some sources, the partisans, according to others - an accidental fire. In that period of time, the history of this estate ends, since the probability of its reconstruction and restoration is almost zero.
Some of the outbuildings were demolished in 2016. Below in the photo barn ruinswhich is partially preserved.
The agricultural town of Lukovets is located at the intersection routes R66 и R58, the ruins of manor buildings, as well as the church, will be immediately at the entrance, below is a point on the map:
Not far from these places you can see an old tree “Oak-jadula” in the village of Karpilovka.
