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Kastrovichy Destination Guide

Explore Kastrovichy in Belarus

Kastrovichy in the region of Hrodzyenskaya Voblastsʼ is a town in Belarus - some 110 mi or ( 178 km ) South-West of Minsk , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kastrovichy is now 02:14 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Vilnius, Zhabinka, Smarhon', and Slonim. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Riga . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kastrovichy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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OTrip.TV - Церковь св. Михаила Архангела (Сынковичи)

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Республика Беларусь, Деревня Сынковичи, Зельвенский район, Гродненская область. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Nowogródek Voivodeship (1919–1939)

Nowogródek Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division of the Second Polish Republic between 1919 and 1939, with the capital in Nowogródek. Following German and Soviet Invasion of Poland of September 1939, Poland's borders were redrawn in accordance with the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. The Nowogródek Voivodeship was incorporated into the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic following staged elections.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.00 25.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Former voivodeships of Poland (1921–1939), History of Belarus (1918–1939)

Zhyrovichy Monastery

Zhyrovichy Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Belarus, in the village of Zhyrovichy. The monastery was founded in the 16th century. Due to a belief, an icon of Virgin Mary was found in the local woods. A church was built on the place where the icon was found, but soon it was burned by fire and the icon was lost. Many years later the icon was found again with mysterious imprints on it – presumably those of Virgin Mary’s palm and foot.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.01 25.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries in Belarus