Briefly about nature in Belarus.

Wintertime in Belarus, Dnepro river

Nature in Belarus.

Average altitude 160 m

plains - 30%

plateau - 10%

lowlands - 60%

The highest altitude is 345 m (Mount Dzerzhinsky, Dzerzhinsky district, Minsk region)

The lowest area above sea level is 80 - 90 m (Neman valley, Grodno region)

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.