Tag: Tyszkiewicz

One of the oldest towns in the Molodechno region is today’s agricultural town of Gorodok, the first mention of which dates back to the mid-12th century (1161). Here you can see part of the ordinary buildings, a church, an ancient Jewish cemetery...

One of the central attractions of the city of Svisloch is the building of the former gymnasium, which was opened at the expense of Count Vincent Tyshkevich. The Svisloch gymnasium was included in the list of 8 educational institutions whose goal was to create a unified system...

Svisloch, Grodno region, is a city rich in sights, many of which are in one way or another connected with the name Tyshkevich. One of the first representatives of this family who owned the Svisloch was Vincent Tyshkevich, the coat of arms of Leliv, he ...

On the way from Begoml to Zembin, you can see two ancient places where once there were rich estates. One was located in the village of Mstizh, belonged to the Slugs, and the second in Dedilovichi, today it is already the village of Vorovsky. Let's stop in more detail...

In the very center of Svisloch, a white obelisk rises, the history of which, like the city as a whole, is closely connected with the activities of Vincent Tyszkiewicz. The famous count and figure of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania owned a number of estates on the territory of Belarus. He owned a luxurious...

Near the church of St. Joseph in Volozhin, there is another rather interesting sight of the city - the Tyszkiewicz palace complex. The palace began to be built by order of Jozef Tyszkiewicz at the very beginning of the 19th century, according to the project of architect August...

At the entrance to Volozhin, just outside the village of Kapustino, there is a 19th century chapel. Now it is the Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior at the local cemetery, but initially the building was built by order of Count Tyszkiewicz as a chapel for the church of St....

A 40-minute drive from Minsk is the regional center - Logoisk, a popular place both in winter and summer. For most people, modern Logoisk is known for its ski center, but in the small town there is...

Probably the main and only association with Raubichi is winter sports. However, the history of this place is much older and began long before 1973 (the date the complex was built). And perhaps the only monument of architecture reminiscent of...

Dunilovichi is an agro-town of Postavy district, Vitebsk region. Located on the P110 highway, between the cities of Glubokoe and Postavy. The settlement was mentioned in the chronicles as early as the middle of the 15th century, and over the long history, this place was owned by dozens of...