Tag: Volozhinsky
The wooden church of St. Elijah in the agricultural town of Sakovshchina
A few kilometers from the city of Volozhin there is a small agricultural town of Sakovshchina. Of the attractions here stands out the church of St. Elijah. The temple belongs to the monuments of wooden architecture, Orthodox, and partially functions today. The church in Sakovshchina was built of wood in...
Church of St. George in the village of Dubina Yurzdytska
On the highway P56 Volozhin - Molodechno, there is the village of Dubina Yurzditskaya. A place with such an unusual name is interesting to visit, besides, here you can see the Church of St. George. The temple was erected in 1868. The style of architecture refers to...
Ruins in the village of Rudnya – the estate of the Tyszkiewicz family “Vyaloe”
The small village of Rudnya is located in the Volozhin district, Minsk region, between the village of Ivenets and the city of Volozhin. Here, deep in the forests, you can see an unusual attraction - the estate of the Tyszkiewicz "Vyaloe", or rather the ruins that remained from it. Get...
Ivenets Church of St. Alexis
At the entrance to the village of Ivenets from Rakov there is a neo-Gothic church named after St. Alexis (Aleksey). The temple was built at the beginning of the 20th century, from 1905 to 1907. Interesting fact: the building permit was obtained before the publication...
Church of St. Joseph in Volozhin
The city of Volozhin, for inexperienced tourists, is not remarkable, but this is in vain, there are enough worthy sights here. So in the very center, on Sovetskaya Street, next to the Constantino-Eleninskaya Church, the Church of St. Joseph is located. History of the church in Volozhin More...
Abandoned sanatorium "Forest"
Moving from Volozhin towards the urban village of Ivenets along a rather harsh dirt road, you can get to the territory of the abandoned Lesnoye sanatorium. This place is well known to lovers of outdoor activities, there is a popular parking lot nearby where rafting starts...
Volozhin Church of Saints Constantine and Helena
The city of Volozhin is a regional center in the Minsk region, located at a distance of 75 kilometers from the capital. One of the attractions is the Church of Saints Constantine and Helena, built in the middle of the 19th century. The church is an architectural monument of wooden architecture....
"White" Church of St. Michael the Archangel in the village of Ivenets
In the Volozhin district, Minsk region, there is an urban-type settlement of Ivenets. One of the main attractions of which is the Church of St. Michael the Archangel. Ivenets church is known as "White". Erected in the middle of the 18th century under the command of Count Jan Sollogub,...