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Discover Orlovo in Belarus
Orlovo in the region of Hrodzyenskaya Voblastsʼ is a town located in Belarus - some 161 mi or ( 259 km ) South-West of Minsk , the country's capital .
Local time in Orlovo is now 08:38 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Kaliningrad, Klaipėda, Zhabinka, Yalovo, and Velikoye Selo. When in this area, you might want to check out Kaliningrad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Orlovo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 21 km away
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 22 km away
Porazava
Porazava (Belarusian Поразава, historically also referred to as Russian Porozovo and Polish Porozów) is town in Grodno Region, Belarus near the town of Svislac. The town had a thriving Jewish community and synagagogue prior to World War II. Among those born in the town was the "mother of Yiddish theatre" Ester Rachel Kamińska.
Located at 52.93 24.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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