Tag: Radziwills

Somewhere on the northeastern border of Nalibokskaya Pushcha there is the agro-town of Nalibki, Stolbtsy district, where you can see an interesting church. The place itself is quite old, it was mentioned in the chronicles already in the middle of the 15th century, and over the long history here...

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 Bernardine monks began their mission in Slutsk in the first half of the 17th century with the support of Samuel Oskerko, the headman of Mozyr. For the construction of the future monastery, he bought out part of the land next to his Slutsk estate, and in ...

One of the unique sights of the city of Slutsk is the building of the oldest school in Belarus, built at the Calvinist church in the early 17th century on behalf of Janusz Radziwill. The first version of the school was made of wood and was located ...

One of the attractions of Stolin is the Mankovichi park, the territory of which was not previously part of the city, but belonged to the neighboring village of the same name. It is interesting that the first mention of the Mankovichi was found in the acts of the late 14th century. Then...

Krivoshin is a rather interesting village in the Lyakhovichi region, where you can see a church rebuilt from an old church. Once these lands belonged to the Radziwills, who transferred part of the estate to the monks of the Jesuit order (approx. by the same people who built Farny ...

Radziwillimonty - once one of the most beautiful estates in the Minsk region, since 1586 - the residence of the Radziwills. Today these places bear the Soviet name - Red Star. From the former grandeur and the center of the region, there is almost...

Timkovichi today is a large, but a little sad, agricultural town of the Kopyl district. The history of the place is rich and quite ancient, so in the annals these lands are mentioned at the end of the 15th century as the possessions of the Olelkovichi. Then Timkovichi...

In this tourist route from Minsk, we offer you to visit the sights of Nesvizh and the region on your own. On the way to one of the most popular cities of Belarus among tourists, we will stop at several worthy places. Churches, estates,...

Zhuprany is an agricultural town in Oshmyany district, which is located on the road connecting Oshmyany and Smorgon. Initially, the village was called "Zuprany" (the Zuprany Forest was located nearby, where European bison were found). However, over time and due to phonetic ...