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Vawkavichy Destination Guide
Touring Vawkavichy in Belarus
Vawkavichy in the region of Hrodzyenskaya Voblastsʼ is a city located in Belarus - some 69 mi or ( 112 km ) West of Minsk , the country's capital city .
Time in Vawkavichy is now 05:01 AM (Saturday) . 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: Riga, Vilnius, Zarech'ye, Vselyub, and Vilyeyka. Being here already, consider visiting Riga . Check out our recommendations for Vawkavichy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Transfiguration Church, Navahrudak
Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church in Navahrudak, Belarus, is a Baroque church erected in 1712–1723, replacing an earlier Gothic building from the late 14th century, and originally consecrated under the title of Corpus Christi. Two Gothic chapels survive and are included in the Baroque building. In 1799 the poet Adam Mickiewicz was baptized in this church. Closed in 1857, re-opened in 1906. Currently active.
Located at 53.60 25.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Navahrudak Castle
The former castle in Navahrudak, Belarus was one of the key strongholds of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, cited by Maciej Stryjkowski as the location of Mindaugas's coronation as King of Lithuania as well as his likely burial place. Modern historians cannot make up their minds as to the true location of Mindaugas's coronation. As early as the 14th century, Navahrudak is known to have possessed a stone tower along the lines of Tower of Kamyanyets. Other fortifications were of timber.
Located at 53.60 25.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Navahrudak
Navahrudak is a city in the Grodno Region of Belarus.
Located at 53.58 25.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Karelichy
Karelichy is a town in Hrodna Province, Belarus, a raion center. The town was historically a center of a large Jewish community, its population in 1900 was 1,840.
Located at 53.57 26.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Vselyub
Vselyub is a village in Navahrudak Raion, Hrodna Voblast, Belarus. Vseyub is a centre of selsoviet (rural council) within the administrative division of Belarus. Between the world wars, the village was part of Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic. Before Partitions of Poland it belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Located at 53.72 25.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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