Zaušcie village: ruins of a chapel and part of the Moravian manor

Zaushye village, like many other places in the Nesvizh region, is closely related to the surname Radziwillov. So in 1768 these lands became devoted to Theophilia Radziwillwho tied the knot with Ignatius of Moravia. Construction begins in 1770 Moravian estates. A landscape park is being laid, outbuildings are being erected, and chapel-tomb. It is the ruins of this chapel that are of the greatest interest today.

The estate is rapidly developing and expanding. How did it happen that by our time only the ruins of a chapel and a few buildings remained from a large manor? There are several reasons, as always, but let's go in historical order.

In 1890, the Moravsky Manor was acquired by a well-known baron from the family Hartings (in Snova there was also his estate). The estate was improved and continued to expand: a pond appeared, and the park was also enlarged.

On the way to the tomb there are several wooden buildings - these are barns, of the late 19th - early 20th century.

The decline of Zaushye began with the arrival of the Germans during the First World War. The estate was looted and partially destroyed.

A cinema for German soldiers was organized in the manor house; for this, the internal walls of the building had to be destroyed. The Garthings after the end of the war, from the 20s to the 30s, remained to live in Zaushye in one of the surviving outbuildings. 

Ruins of a chapel in Zaushye village are most reminiscent of the once large-scale Moravian estate. The brick tomb with six columns and a square orientation of 10,5*10,5 meters looks neglected, but still attracts attention.

Now Zaushye belongs to the September 17 agricultural enterprise, on the balance sheet of which all buildings are listed.

Interestingly, next to the Moravian Chapel there are piles of new bricks. Who knows, maybe a small reconstruction is planned here?

What to see near Zaushye village? Be sure to check out the place Great Lipa, where the Obukhovichi estate has been partially preserved. It is also worth getting to the agricultural town of Snov, where you can see Rdultovsky's palace.