Tag: castle

Losk is an interesting village in which a rather atypical terrain for Belarus prevails, which at one time contributed to the construction of Losk Castle here. Presumably, a wooden fortress on a local settlement was erected in the first half of the 14th century....

Today it may be hard to believe, but Lukoml, Vitebsk region, is one of the oldest corners on the territory of modern Belarus. Once upon a time, a whole city stood here, and chronicle references go as far as the middle of the 11th century....

At the entrance to Lyskovo from the village of Ososhniki, pay attention to the memorial stone "Barrows", once there was a real royal castle on this place. Not much is known about the history of this fortress. The castle is said to...

Glusk is a large urban settlement of the Mogilev region, which is located near the P55 highway connecting Bobruisk and Soligorsk. The first mention of the town of Glusk in the annals dates back to the 15th century, and among the prominent owners: Golshansky, Khodkevichi, ...

There are enough settlements with the name "Svisloch" in Belarus, in this article we are talking about the village of Osipovichi district, Mogilev region. Here, near the confluence of the Berezina and Svisloch, you can see an ancient settlement with ruins. The history of this place is enough...

The best historical place in Orsha is the castle on the peninsula in the center of the city. It was here that Orsha began about 1000 years ago. The first buildings on this hillfort were of course wooden, and the first stone parts of the future...

Volkovysk is a city with a 1000-year history, the main reminder of which can be called an ancient settlement, or rather, as many as 2 settlements and one castle. A large hill, clearly visible from all corners of Volkovysk, is the "Swedish...