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Holy Trinity Church

Perhaps this church was originally Catholic. Today it is known as the Church of the Holy Trinity. The shrine was built in 1926 from wood in the style of folk architecture. The church is planted with young larches.

Holy Trinity Church

The first archival information about this village dates back to 1718, but the settlement appeared much earlier. In Dubenka, you can see an example of the so-called Polessky school of temple construction -the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, built of wood in the style of folk architecture with Baroque features in 1718.

St. Sergius of Radonezh Church

In 1930, a brick chapel was erected on the site of the largest battle in 1863. It stands very close to the P43 road. in 1988, a memorial stone was erected in honor of the 125th anniversary of this battle. In 1863, a brick church in honor of Sergius of Radonezh was built in the cemetery in a retrospective Russian style.

Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior

This Baroque church was built in 1762, possibly as a Uniate or even Catholic church. After 1864, the shrine was transferred to the Orthodox Church. The temple is unique due to its rare three-tiered three-dimensional composition. The first tier is half submerged in the ground. According to legend, it was this part of the shrine that was always active.

Old Believers Church of the Assumption

Old Believers Church of the Assumption

In the 1930s, an Old Believers' church was built from concrete blocks. Today it is known as the Assumption Church. It was built in the style of folk architecture in a clearing on the edge of the village. It was abandoned for a long time and was restored and handed over to believers only in 1986. The Old Believers' altar has been preserved.

Trinity Church

To see the extraordinarily huge temple in Samotevichi, you need to have a pass. The village is located in the exclusion zone. The temple was looted and is now in a dilapidated state.

Church of All Saints

The Ruta estate has been mentioned since 1515. The Rutskys and Rostockys owned the estate. Adam Mickiewicz often visited Medard Rostocki here. According to legend, in the 13th century. these places were the residence of Mindovg. The brick church of All Saints in the neo-Russian style, built in 1936, has been preserved. It has recently been properly renovated.

Church of All Saints

In 1902, a brick church of All Saints in the neo-Russian style was built next to a small village square designed by architect P. Kalinin. The landowner Rogovich financed the construction work. There is a small brick priest's house nearby. The fence and gates have also been preserved. In the central part of the village, you can see the building of the Theological School.

Church of All Saints

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Assumption Church

The church of small fieldstone and brick in the retrospective Russian style was built here in 1903 and, as can be seen, was designed according to one of the standard projects. The central or prayer hall in the form of a cube has small semicircular extensions made of the same stone, decorated with openings and figured friezes. The area around this Orthodox shrine is well maintained.

Assumption Church

It can be considered a real miracle that this Orthodox Church of the Assumption, built of wooden beams before 1840, has survived to this day, albeit in ruins. Locals claim that the church was built in 1836. Judging by the strength of the walls, the temple could well have received believers for more than a decade. It is believed that Alexander Horovets and Peter Masherov were baptized in the church.

Assumption Church

The Assumption Church in Baroque and Gothic style was built in 1800. like a church. In 1872, it was rebuilt as a church. It was destroyed during the Second World War. It was restored in 1990 as an Orthodox church. Nearby stands plebania (XVIII century). In 1864, a detachment of Bakshtansky rebels hid weapons in the temple. The grave of Y. Bakshtansky and his associates is located in the old cemetery. The tombstone was installed in 1923. Several stone crosses can be seen in the same cemetery.

The Church of the Beheading of St. St. John the Baptist

Church in honor of the icon "Joy of All Who Sorrow"

Church in honor of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God

Church of St. Nicholas

Church: stone cross

Churches of the Nativity of the Virgin

According to local residents and parishioners of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, the first wooden church on this site was built at the expense of the lords of the local estate of Skirmuntov. It was dismantled by Russian troops during the First World War. The current shrine was built on the basis of an apartment building in 1922. During the years of the German occupation, it was devastated. After the Second World War, the Soviet authorities closed the church, and it was only in 1987 that the church began to receive believers again.

The Churches of St. Nicholas

In the ancient cemetery, you can see everything that has been preserved from the once magnificent St. Peter's Church. St. Nicholas Church, built here in 1845, was built of brick and stone in the classical style with Baroque features. Today, the preserved part of the wall resembles the figure of a man wrapped in a long cloak.

Churches of St. Paraskeva Friday

The unusual wooden building of the church of St. Paraskeva Friday was built in the classical style in 1820. Next to the temple is a wooden bell tower, built later, perhaps in 1861. The temple was opened to believers in 1990. It is likely that this religious building was built as a church.

Tsintsevichi

On the outskirts of this village, we enjoy seeing a complex of iconic stones that may have been preserved since the fourth millennium. This is part of a pagan temple that once existed here. There is an opinion that once this sacred place of our ancestors was somehow connected with Lake Ulla, which lies not too far from here. Almost every boulder has small holes, which makes these witnesses of the past even more mysterious and incredibly mysterious.

Chanovichi

On the right bank of the Lan River, near the village of Lan, two long streets of the village of Chanovichi run almost parallel. About in the middle of the street, which is closer to the river, the burial mounds built in them from the 13th century have been miraculously preserved. Many of them are badly damaged, some even quite recently. A powerful oak tree grows between the street and the mounds. Lagenda claims that this is the son of that oak tree, which was the same age as the kurgans and at one time acted as a talisman. There are also later burials here.

Damn stone

This stone has been lying at the dominant height for thousands of years. Locals call it the "Devil's Stone", but such names, in my opinion, are unjustified. Similar names came with Christianity, which in a similar way tried to "kill" the faith of our pagan ancestors who reigned in these lands for hundreds of years.

Damn Stone

There is a stone lying on the hill, which is probably several millennia old. Locals call it the "Devil's Stone." This name was formed under the influence of the new Christian faith, which tried to "kill" the faith of our pagan ancestors in a similar way.

The devil's stone Ratynsky

You can see a damn stone in this village. To find it, you need to ask the locals how to get to it. At the end of the village, you need to go through a small field and 200 meters deep into the forest. There is a small path to the stone, and people constantly carry tracts to the giant: sweets, cookies, colorful ribbons, and pieces of pies on holidays.

The Rotynsky Devil's Stone

There is another " damn" stone here. To find it, at the end of the village you need to go through a small field and go two hundred meters deep into the forest. There is always a small path here, people always go to the stone, bring gifts to the giant: sweets, cookies, colored ribbons and pieces of pies on holidays. So much for the " Damn" stone.

Railway station

On the section of the railway G G35 G – G G63 nepadek, near the village of Turets-Boyare, you can see the building of the railway station, which has been preserved only partially. This elegant and stylish building was built of high-quality red brick in 1905. The station is included in the theme route " railway stations. The beginning of the twentieth century.", which includes nine more stations.

Railway station