What to see in Vileika district?
Tag: Vileika
Ancient cemetery in Vileyka
Not far from the historical center of the city of Vileyka there is a cemetery, which is conditionally divided into 3 parts. The largest and oldest part of it is Orthodox, and the smaller one is called the military or "cemetery of 3 wars". Here...
Bird Island on the Vileika Reservoir
To the question "Are there any islands in Belarus?" you can safely answer in the affirmative. For example, an unusual island, known as Ptichy, is located on the Vileika reservoir, closer to the village of Sosenka. Getting to this uninhabited island is quite simple, for this...
Lukovets: the ruins of the Borovsky estate, a chapel and a church
Lukovets is a small agricultural town in Vileika district, Minsk region, interesting for its historical heritage. Once these lands belonged to many well-known families: Rogoz, Ratomsky, Pats, Kossakovsky and some others, but they have a noticeable trace in Lukovets ...
Late Baroque church – Kostenevichi village
Kostenevichi is a small village in the Vileika district, 100 kilometers from Minsk. The main attraction is the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, which was built during the Jesuit Order. In the middle of the 17th century, the owner of the town of Kostenevichi signed off these lands...
Holy Cross Church in Vileyka
One of the main and most interesting sights of the city of Vileyka is the Exaltation of the Cross Church, located in the historical center. This temple began to be built in the first half of the 20th century, but the history of the Catholic parish begins much earlier. The role of the church in...
Church of St. Mary of Egypt in Vileyka
For those who are interested in the sights of Belarus, it will be a big surprise to hear about the church named after St. Mary of Egypt. There are few such temples in our country, and most likely only one. The church in Vileyka was...
Church of the Virgin Mary in Vyazyn
Not far from Ilya and the Vileika reservoir, there is an agro-town of Vyazyn. This place has been known since the 15th century, from the moment when Prince Casimir IV gave it to Ivan Kuchuk, the great Lithuanian marshal. Vyazyn repeatedly passed from...
Church of the Heart of Jesus in the village of Ilya
30 km from Vileyka is the agricultural town of Ilya, which is often found on tourist routes. The place is attractive as a Catholic shrine of the early 20th century. The Church of the Heart of Jesus was built in 1907-1909 and is a stone Catholic church....
Abandoned manor Bogdanovichi in the village of Starinki
On the outskirts of the village of Starinki, one interesting historical site has been preserved - the estate of the Bogdanovichs. The house has been standing in the Vileika region since the beginning of the 20th century. Initially, the owner of the estate was Count Lensky. But in 1876 these lands were transferred ...
Chapel-tomb of the Bogdanoviches and other buildings in the village of Obodovtsy
In the Vileika district, near the agricultural town of Ilya, a chapel-tomb and a number of buildings from the times of the Bogdanovichs have been preserved. Obodovtsy - a small village in the 19th century belonged to the famous Bogdanovich family. Throughout Belarus, the family owned 7 estates, one of...