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Touring Yasen in Belarus
Yasen in the region of Brestskaya Voblastsʼ is a city located in Belarus - some 173 mi or ( 278 km ) South-West of Minsk , the country's capital city .
Time in Yasen is now 02:20 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Klaipėda, Zhabinka, Volya, and Sukhovshchina. Being here already, consider visiting Kaliningrad . Check out our recommendations for Yasen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Viskuli
Viskuli is a hunting estate in Belavezhskaya Pushcha forest, in Pruzhany Raion, Brest Voblast, Belarus, named after the former khutor Viskuli nearby, about 8 km from the Poland-Belarus border, 2 km south of Belarus Route P81. In 1950s, a residential complex was constructed for the state officials of the USSR and Byelorussian SSR. In 1991, Viskuli became known worldwide as the place where the Belavezha Accords were signed, which declared the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Located at 52.62 23.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Belavezha Accords
The Belavezha Accords is the agreement that declared the Soviet Union effectively dissolved and established the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in its place. It was signed at the state dacha near Viskuli in Belovezhskaya Pushcha on December 8, 1991, by the leaders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
Located at 52.62 23.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Podolany, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podolany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 2 kilometres south-west of Białowieża, 21 km east of Hajnówka, and 67 km south-east of the regional capital Białystok. The village has a population of 120.
Located at 52.69 23.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Białowieża
Białowieża (Ukrainian: Біловежа, Bilovezha; Belarusian: Белавежа, Bielaviezha and means White Tower) is a village in Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the middle of Białowieża Forest, of which it is a namesake. The population of the settlement is 2,000 (2002). It lies approximately 21 kilometres east of Hajnówka and 66 km south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Located at 52.70 23.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Jagiełło Oak
The Jagiełło Oak is the most noted of the Białowieża Forest oaks. The tree was blown down in November 2 1974, at which time it had a circumference of 550 cm at breast height and a height of 39 m; it had large branches and a well-developed crown. The fallen trunk can still be seen in the Białowieża National Park.
Located at 52.73 23.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
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