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Byalkowshchyna in the region of Hrodzyenskaya Voblastsʼ is a town located in Belarus - some 63 mi or ( 101 km ) North-West of Minsk , the country's capital .
Local time in Byalkowshchyna is now 08:04 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Minsk " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Riga, Pskov, Vilnius, Utena, and Zawilje. When in this area, you might want to check out Riga . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Byalkowshchyna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Smarhon (air base)
Smarhon (also Smorgon and Smorgon Northwest) was a Soviet Air Force base in Belarus located 8 km northwest of Smarhon. It was a small 1950s airfield with an unpaved revetment complex hidden in the forest to northwest. The airfield is currently abandoned and increasingly overgrown.
Located at 54.52 26.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Faror island
Faror Island is an island of Hormozgan Province in Iran. It is located 36 miles from the city of Abu Moussa and 141 miles from Bandar Abbas. The island is currently uninhabited save from a few government officials that reside there. Greater Faror Island is situated in one of the world's earthquake belts. The remains of ruined buildings and water wells on the island testify to the presence of some settlements in the past.
Located at 54.52 26.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Kreva
Kreva is a township in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus. The first mention dates to the 13th century. The toponym derived from the name of the Krivichs tribe.
Located at 54.32 26.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Kreva Castle
Kreva Castle is the ruins of a major fortified residence of Grand Dukes Gediminas and Algirdas in Kreva village, Belarus. Algirdas's brother Kęstutis was imprisoned and murdered in Kreva Castle in 1382. The Act of Krewo, the first step towards the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania, was signed in the castle three years later. The castle was sacked by the Crimean Tatars in the early 16th century and stood unoccupied for a long time. By the 19th century, much of the walls had crumbled away.
Located at 54.31 26.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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