The village of Dikushki, Grodno region, is located near the P141 highway connecting the village of Belitsa and the city Shchuchin. Among the attractions in Dikushki is the former estate Grabovskyand Transfiguration Church. Previously, these lands had a different name - “Biikushki” and were first mentioned at the beginning of the 16th century.
Dikushki passed to the Grabowskis from the Chodkiewicz in 1781-85. The first owner of the estate among the Grabovskys was Rafail Felitsianovich. The estate itself, for which connoisseurs come here sights of Belarus, was built quite late - after the First World War. It is even more interesting that the Grabovskys probably had nothing to do with the construction; since 1920, the owner of the land in Dikushki was a certain Mineyko, who built the manor house.
According to rumors, already in 1939 Mineiko left Dikushki and left these places forever. Like most private estates, the estate in Dikushki became the property of the Soviet government, which disposed of the building at its own discretion.
Architecturally, the manor house belongs to the classicism style and, despite its ruined state, still surprises with its scope and elements of external decor. Most often in photographs on the Internet you can see a balcony on five small columns.
The permanent stork's nest on the triangular pediment also looks picturesque.
The front entrance of the old house is located on the opposite side of the street (no matter how strange it may sound). This is explained by the fact that previously there was no residential development here, but only the estate itself with a park.
Massive columns for the Mineiko estate were brought from Vilnius (current Vilnius).
After the Second World War, a state farm office was organized in the Grabovsky estate, then a club of interests, but at some point it was simply abandoned.
Not far from the manor house, outbuildings have been preserved; surprisingly, their condition is much better.
Below is the location dot, finding the place will be quite easy.
A couple of kilometers from the village of Dikushki there is one of the most beautiful and mystical estates in Belarus - StomachI advise you to visit. Tours around the country, as well as our map of interesting places.