The first Mjensk (V/VI): Haradzishcha (Mjensk District) 2019. Першы Менск (V/VI): Гарадзішча (Менскі раён) 2019 г. Churches of Belarus (part CCCXII): orthodox church of St. Nicholas. This modern church stands on the spot of the wooden Greek Catholic church of St. Nicholas built by the Pishchala family in the mid-18th century. That original church… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 29, 2018
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Photo of the Day for June 25, 2019
The first Mjensk: hill-fort settlement in Haradzishcha (I/VI). Haradzishcha (Mjensk District) 2019. The name haradzishcha — гарадзішча — means hill-fort settlement. There are many such hill-fort sites in Belarus. Here we focus on the hill fort in Haradzishcha. The fort in question dates to the 9th century AD. In the 10th century the fort became… Continue reading Photo of the Day for June 25, 2019