Places

The outhouse

The Sventorzhitsky estate was created in the early 19th century. An outbuilding, an apartment building, an obelisk on the grave of a representative of the family (1912) and a brick chapel-tomb of the lords of the estate in the form of a pyramid, built in the style of memorial architecture in 1838, have been preserved. The chapel has two floors – a funeral room in the upper, crypts in the lower.

The outhouse

The outhouse

The outhouse

The outhouse

The outhouse

The outhouse

From the ancient estate of the noble Volodkovich family, which flourished on these lands since the middle of the 18th century, a two-story wing with basements in the basement and several outbuildings made of red brick have been preserved in excellent condition. Unfortunately, only a fragment of the corner with the storks' nest at the top has been preserved from the house itself.

The outhouse

The outhouse

The outhouse

Kitchen wing

Outbuildings

Perhaps this building used to be one of the wings of the manor house, which has not survived to this day. Perhaps this is the manor house itself, built of red brick around the middle of the 19th century. There is another solid building nearby. The buildings stand among the remains of an abandoned park.

Wings of the palace

Local residents said that in 1812, Napoleon stayed in the palace of the famous Tsekhanovetsky noble family, which has not survived to this day. The wing of the palace, several stone outbuildings and a small stable building have been preserved in excellent condition. Parts of the estate's park have survived to this day. The buildings are for sale.

Fort No. 2 of the Grodno Fortress

Huge defensive fortifications were erected around G G121, first from the ground, and later, at the end of the 19th century, from concrete. Many of them were blown up during the two World wars, but even the ruins that remain leave an indelible impression. Fort No. 2 of the former Grodno fortress is located next to Naumovichi.

Franciscan Cemetery: gates and fence

Franciscan Cemetery: bell tower

Franciscan Cemetery: Chapel

The city's ancient Catholic Franciscan cemeteries were founded around the middle of the 18th century. The territory of the Acropolis is adjacent to Victory Lane. In the 1950s, a classical-style chapel was built here, which has now been completely restored. Nearby we can see the construction of the bell tower (1902). The rubble stone fence and two pylons of the central gate, erected in 1886, have been preserved.

Houses with wooden carvings

The bread barn

Khotimsk. Holy Lake

If we drive from Khotimsk through Besedovichi, then beyond the village of Yuzefovka, at the very beginning of the tract called the Mikhalinsky cordon, we can take another fairly good country road that will lead us through the forest to the Holy Lake. You can see how comfortable and windless it is here among the mixed sparse Forest. Numerous swamps and unnamed streams saturate it with fresh water. This priceless natural treasure is considered the largest lake in the entire area. It also has interesting legends that have survived to this day from the distant hoary antiquity.

Temple

This temple is no longer listed in the encyclopedic reference book "Orthodox churches of Belarus". It also has a brick hue among the huge century-old oak trees on a beautiful hill, possibly artificial. This temple was built by the lord of the local estate, General G. Chernyaev, in 1833, whose grave is located behind the temple.

Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

The settlement has been known since the beginning of the 16th century. The estate was owned by the Ilyinichi, Radziwills, Wittensteins, Zasses, Tamilovskys. Only the landscape park and the entrance gate pylons have been preserved in ruins. Cemeteries are located on the high bank of the Neman River. The former Uniate church has been preserved here. Today it is a temple dedicated to the icon of the Kazan Mother of God. The temple was built in the first half of the 19th century.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in the neo-Russian style was built of wood in 1902. An ancient wooden Uniate church once stood on this site, which has been mentioned since the middle of the XVIII century. Another temple has been decorating the settlement since 1728. It was originally Uniate, but in 1869 the temple was rebuilt in the style of folk architecture with Baroque features and handed over to Orthodox believers. In 1873, a wooden bell tower was erected near the church.

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

There used to be a Uniate church here, built at the end of the 18th century. In 1866, a new stone church was built in its place, consecrated in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The shrine was built in the retrospective Russian style of field stone and brick. One of the standard projects that were popular after the uprising of 1863-1864 was used for the church.

The Temple of Paraskeva Friday

The wooden church in honor of Paraskeva Friday was built in the style of folk architecture with classical features. The temple was built in 1880 on the site of an ancient temple. It was built at the expense of local landowners and residents of the surrounding villages. The log house of the shrine was built by local carpenters. In the church you can see a majestic wooden altar in three tiers.

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

In 1841, the owners of the local estates from the Skirmunt family erected a monumental brick church building in the classical style. The church was consecrated in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin. A massive dome on an octagonal drum rises above the cruciform building. After the Second World War, the temple was restored and renovated. Next to the temple is the grave of A. Skirmunt.

St. A. Nevsky Church

In 1906, the Orthodox church of St. Alexander Nevsky in the retrospective Russian style was built of brick on a gentle hill near the deserted village. The church was built on the site of an ancient temple, possibly a Uniate one, built in the middle of the XVIII century. And before that, according to local legend, there was a pagan temple on this place with many stone statues of the gods of our ancestors, surrounded by huge oak trees.

St. A. Nevsky Church

The hill on which the Orthodox church of St. Alexander Nevsky stands has long been considered a sacred place. According to legend, there was once a pagan temple here, and since the end of the XVIII century. there was a wooden Uniate church. In 1864, the present shrine was built of wood. Across the street, you can see the ruins of the tomb of the Sventorzhitsky family (19th century). In the village, a spring flows out from under a small chapel.

The Church of St. The Annas

St. George's Church

Near the central square of the village, on a spacious plot, a wooden Orthodox church of St. George in the style of folk architecture was erected in 1864. Additional rooms of various purposes have been added to the octagonal prayer hall of the shrine. The church houses icons created at the very beginning of the twentieth century. Next to the church you can see a huge stone cross.