Tag: Orsha

In the historical center of the city of Orsha, a water mill built in 1902 has been preserved. Today it houses a local ethnographic museum with a fairly extensive exposition. It is quite possible that before the construction of the stone, this place was more...

Abandoned temples are not uncommon for the Vitebsk region. Sometimes there are churches with history and quite in good condition, despite the appearance of the ruins. For example, a church in the village of Mezhevo. However, there are other examples...

Megeve is mentioned in chronicles at the very beginning of the 16th century. Over the course of a long history, these lands have changed owners several times. From the well-known family of Sapieha, to the favorite of Catherine the 2nd - Count Potemkin, and then to ...

Near the main highway of Belarus M1 is the agricultural town of Mezhevo. The places here are quite interesting. The village spread out on both sides of a small reservoir. On one side of which is the former estate and park of the Derozhinskys. On the other hand, the ruins...

Smolyany is a large agricultural town in the Vitebsk region, Orsha district. There is an interesting version that it got its name from the main occupation of local residents who mined resin and became famous throughout the area for their tar mills. Rich...

Smolyany (Smolyany) is perhaps the most interesting and rich in sights settlement of the Vitebsk region. This agricultural town has preserved 3 large-scale architectural monuments, which today appear in the form of ruins and ruins. About the Church of St. Alexis...

Not far from the M8 highway leading to Vitebsk, in the village of Vysokoye, you can see the ruins of the church of St. Elijah. The construction of the temple began in a rather difficult period and ended in 1917. Judging by this date, the temple, if ...