Cities of Belarus

The first documentary mention of the village dates back to the 18th century. That time it was known as Novoselki estate, it was the Kastrovitskiy landlord’s patrimony. The road of the republican s...

In the past the Smolnya farm was located near the distillery, hence its name, which is associated with the word "pitch". It is noteworthy that this place was visited by Yakub Kolas - People's Poet ...

The Agro-town Senitsa in the Minsk Region This place is considered a village, settlement, agro-town. But no one can deny that it is a large settlement with almost 7000 inhabitants and due t...

The town of Volozhin is attractive in many aspects. It's old enough to have a number of interesting and noteworthy attractions; it is located directly on the way from Minsk to Grodno and...

This town of Minsk region is considered one of most advanced industrial centers of Belarus. Moreover it is also one of the oldest ones, because the first mention of it was found in Belarusian-Lith...

January holidays, traditionally held every year, can now be called the real little winter vacation. Where do the tourists go? Basically it is Belovezhskaya Pushcha, a visit to Santa Claus, Baba Ya...

The history of the village of Zhdanovichi dates back to the 6th-8th centuries BC, when the territory of the present-day settlement was inhabited by the territory of Bantserovshchina. However, the ...

The history of the village of Olshevo is linked with the history of education and development of not only Brest region but entire Belarus. Initially, it was part of the Duchy of Turov. However, th...

Pleschenitsy is an urban settlement located in the Logoisk district of the Minsk region, which is famous for its partisan movement. Earlier there was a large Jewish community. In Pleschenitsy, on Chap...

Ratomka is a village 5 km from Minsk in the western direction, on the Ratomka River. It received its name thanks to the owners - Count Ratomsky, natives of the Orthodox boyars of the Mensky (ie, M...

Ivenets urban settlement in Minsk region There is a small but very interesting settlement on the river Volma among hills and forests. The nearest city is Volojyn. There are about 4 thousand ...