The city of Turov is located in the Zhitkovichi district of the Gomel region of Belarus.

This is one of the most ancient and iconic cities of Belarus and the capital of the former Principality of Turov in the 10th-13th centuries.

The city of Turov is the political, economic and cultural center of the Dregovichi, the City of Turov was first mentioned in 980 in the Tale of Bygone Years: “This Rogvolod crossed over the sea and held his power in Polotsk. And Tur held power in Turov, and the Turov people were nicknamed from him.

The city was founded at the confluence of the Yazda and Strumen rivers, tributaries of the Pripyat, which, in turn, flows into the Dnieper, leading to the Black Sea.

In the 11th century the city became one of the centers of Christianity. At the same time, the so-called Turov Gospel was created here - the oldest book created on the territory of modern Belarus.

From Rechitsa to Mozyr and back to Rechitsa city.

    By car from Rechitsa to Mozyr and back to Rechitsa, through the town of Khoiniki, Yurovichi. Viewing local attractions.

Vileyka city of Minsk region Belarus.

Coat of arms
of the city of Vileika.

The city of Vileika, located in the Minsk region, is one of the small Belarusian towns with a long and difficult history and, despite its size, many interesting places that are attractive to an attentive tourist.

The city is located about 100 km northwest of Minsk on the banks of the Viliya River, a tributary of the Neman.

Bykhov city and Bykhov Castle in Belarus.

Coat of arms of the city of Bykhov.

The first mentions of Bykhov date back to the XIV century.

The history of Belarus is dramatic: battles, divisions of territories, sieges ... Old buildings, peers, and witnesses of these events, are located not only in large cities but also in very small settlements. 

One of these towns that keep the memory of the past is Bykhov.

Begoml is a small town, rather, a village in the south of the Vitebsk region of Belarus, 100 km from Minsk to the north.

Coat of arms of the city of Begoml

Begoml city of Vitebsk region.

History

The village under the name Bagoml was first mentioned in chronicles in 1582. It belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, then the Commonwealth. 

After the second partition of the latter in 1793, Begoml, as part of the newly formed Minsk province, was annexed to the Russian Empire.

Bobruisk is a city of regional subordination, the second largest population in the Mogilev region, the center of the Bobruisk district.

Coat of arms of the city of Bobruisk.

Geographical location: Bobruisk and Bobruisk district are located in the southwestern part of the Mogilev region, the distance to the regional center is 110 km, 150 km from Minsk. 

It borders with Rogachev, Svetlogorsk, Zhlobin districts of the Gomel region, Glussky, Osipovichsky, Kirov districts of the Mogilev region.

Relief: semi-closed plain (Central Berezinsky), weakly hilly in places, rugged by a dense network of rivers and drainage channels, average height - 165 m above sea level.

The city of Gomel is the administrative center of the Gomel region, the second most populated city in the country.

Coat of arms of the city of Gomel

The city of Gomel is the administrative center of the Gomel region, the second most populated city in the country as of January 1, 2017, 535,229 people. 

It is located in the south-east of the republic on the Sozh River, 302 km south-east of Minsk, 534 km east of Brest, 171 km south of Mogilev, 237 km west of Bryansk, 111 km north of Chernigov , 567 km southwest of Moscow.

The assumption of the origin of the name of the city is Swan Pond (a modern view of the Gomeyuk stream).

The city of Brest is the administrative center of the Brest region and the Brest region in the south-west of Belarus.

Coat of arms of the city of Brest

The city of Brest is the administrative center of the Brest region in the south-west of Belarus.

As of January 1, 2019, the population of the city amounted to 350,616 people. The territory of the city is equivalent - 146.12 km².

The city is located in the southwestern part of the region, at the confluence of the Mukhavets River in the Western Bug, near the state border with Poland.

Brest is a large railway junction, a river port on Mukhavets, an important road junction.

The city of Rechitsa is not only one of the oldest and industrial cities in the Republic of Belarus, but it also left its mark on world history, thanks to John Smith.

photo of the embankment of the town of Rechitsa.

One of the oldest cities in the Republic of Belarus was founded in 1213.

There was a castle in this city, but now only the ramparts have remained from it, on the banks of the Dnieper River.

This city was once a part of different states, but now it is a part of the Republic of Belarus, the Gomel region. 

Welcome to Slonim!

Great Synagogue 1642 in Slonim. 2020

This is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. Once belonged to Lev Sapega. 

This is what the coat of arms of the city of Slonim says, a lion on a blue background.

The Zhodino city - where build largest mining trucks in Belarus 2020.

Hello dear Guest!

Today we will visit the city of Zhodino. 

The city where they build large mining trucks. One of the leaders in the global mining dump truck market. And it is located in the Republic of Belarus, 50 kilometers about 40 miles from the city of Minsk. 

The Vileyka city in Belarus.

Holy Cross Exaltation Church  Vileyka city in Belarus.

It is believed that Vileyka appeared about five centuries ago, but archaeological finds indicate that people founded a permanent settlement near the current borders of Vileyka much earlier than this date. 

The first people in the territory of the modern Vileika region appeared around the 9th millennium BC. Near the villages of Sosenka and Ostashkovo, sites of ancient people and flint tools were found, according to which the age of the sites found dates back to 7-5 millennia BC. 

Later archaeological sites dating back to the Neolithic (4-2 millennium BC) were discovered near the villages of Kameno, Kastika, Kurenets, Naroch, Rabun and some others.

The city of Grodno is the administrative center of the Grodno region in Belarus.

Coat of arms of the city of Grodno

The city of Grodno is the administrative center of the Grodno region in Belarus, as well as the Grodno region, which the city itself is not part of.

In 2014, the city bore the title “Cultural Capital of Belarus”.

The city is located in the western part of the region, on the banks of the Neman, near the border with Poland 15 km and Lithuania 30 km.

Hub of roads and railways.

Polotsk is the oldest city in Belarus and was first mentioned in the "Tale of Bygone Years" in 862.

Coat of arms of the city of Polotsk

The cities of Polotsk and Novopolotsk with the nearest towns and villages create the Polotsk agglomeration with a population of about 270,000 people.

The city of Polotsk in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, the administrative center of the Polotsk region.

Located on both banks of the Western Dvina, at the confluence of the Polota River.

As of January 1, 2018, the population was 84 597 people.

The city of Vitebsk is one of the largest cities of the Republic of Belarus. Briefly about the city of Vitebsk.

Coat of arms of Vitebsk

The city of Vitebsk is located in the north-east of Belarus, the administrative center of the Vitebsk region and the Vitebsk region. Located in the eastern part of the region on the Western Dvina River. 

The fourth-largest city in the country (after Minsk, Gomel, and Mogilev).

The population is approximately 378,459 people (as of January 1, 2019). Occupied area - 134.6 km² (for 2017).

Over its history, Mogilev has repeatedly turned out to be an important strategic point on the map of Belarus.

Coat of arms of the city of Mogilev

Оn the eve of World War II, the city almost became the capital of Belarus due to the dangerous proximity of Minsk to the western border. 

During the First World War, here was the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and the residence of Emperor Nicholas II.

The House of Soviets erected in a short time reminds of those times - an almost exact copy of the Minsk Government House. 

One of the most striking pages of the history of Mogilev was the heroic defense at the beginning of World War II, when the city lasted 23 days, 16 of them in the complete encirclement.

Minsk - the capital of the Republic of Belarus.

Coat of arms of the city of Minsk

The city of Minsk is the capital of the Republic of Belarus and the administrative center of the Minsk region and the Minsk region, which are not part of it since it is an independent administrative-territorial unit with a special (capital) status.

The largest transport hub, the political, economic, cultural, and scientific center of the country.

The tenth-largest city (without suburbs) in Europe, and the fifth in the former USSR after - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kyiv, Tashkent.