Tag: Platery
The abandoned manor of the Platers in the agro-town of Opsa
The first written mention of the town of Opsa dates back to the beginning of the 16th century. Since 1676, the neighborhood has been in the possession of the Tsekhonovychi family, under which a Catholic parish was founded and a wooden church was built (later a church would be erected in its place...
Neo-Gothic Church of St. John the Baptist in the agricultural town of Opsa
Opsa is a rather interesting agricultural town in the Braslav region, in which a neo-Gothic church of the second half of the 19th century has been preserved. At that time, these lands belonged to the Plater family (the manor house stands a little closer to the lake), who sponsored...
Neo-Gothic chapel-tomb of the Plater family in Akhremovtsy (Belmont)
Today's Akhremovtsy in the Vitebsk region is a medium-sized agro-town located near Lake Drivyaty. Of the attractions here, I would like to highlight the chapel-tomb of the Plater family. However, back in the early 20th century, these places were known as the estate...
The Plater estate in Zapolye
Zapolye is sort of like a village in the Pinsk region, but located just a few kilometers from the center of Pinsk. In fact, the boundaries of the settlement are blurred, and the conditional village smoothly flows into the outskirts of the city. These places are quite...
Rare bird in Minsk – Ogar (red duck)
Among the numerous winged inhabitants of Belarus there are particularly rare and, one might even say, vagrant species of birds, the sight of which will be a real success. Birds there include...
Castles and palaces of Belarus, which everyone should visit
The castles of Belarus keep the centuries-old history of our country and attract many tourists, travelers and admirers of antiquity from all over the world. Of course, due to...
Shopping arcades and urban development of Mstislavl
Walking around the central part of Mstislavl, you can get acquainted with the ordinary buildings of the city from the end of the 19th - first half of the 20th century. Here is the former building of the military administration,...
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