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Parkhovo in the region of Minskaya Voblastsʼ is a town in Belarus - some 25 mi or ( 40 km ) North-East of Minsk , the country's capital city .
Current time in Parkhovo is now 09:19 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, Daugavpils, Pskov, Vilnius, and Zhodzina. 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 Parkhovo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Mountain Skiing in Silichy, Belarus
Me and my friends having a great time in a new superb skiing resourt "Silichy" in Belarus ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lahoysk
Lahoysk is a city in the Minsk Region of Belarus and the administrative center of the Lahoysk Raion. First chronicled in 1078, Lahoysk was the center of a small 12th-century principality, later absorbed into the Principality of Polotsk. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was a seat of the Tyszkiewicz noble family. The modern city has a ski resort named Silichy. \t\t \t\t\tBelarus-Lahoisk-Region Executive Committee. jpg \t\t\t Lahoysk Raion executive committee. \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tLahoisk2.
Located at 54.20 27.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Logoisk crater
Logoisk crater is a meteorite impact crater in Belarus near the city of Lahojsk. It is 15 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 42.3 ± 1.1 million years. The crater is not exposed at the surface.
Located at 54.20 27.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Khatyn massacre
Khatyn, Chatyń was a village in Belarus, in Lahojsk district, Minsk Voblast. On March 22, 1943, the population of the village was massacred during World War II by the 118th Schutzmannschaft battalion, formed in July 1942 in Kiev, mostly from Ukrainian collaborators, prisoners of war and deserters and the Waffen-SS special battalion "Dirlewanger". The massacre was not an isolated incident. At least 5,295 Belarusian settlements were destroyed by the Nazis and some or all their inhabitants killed.
Located at 54.34 27.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Mound of Glory
The Mound of Glory is a memorial complex honouring Soviet soldiers who fought during World War II, located 21 km from Minsk, Belarus on the Moscow Highway. Designed by O. Stakhovich and sculpted by A. Bembel, it was established in 1969 on the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus during Operation Bagration (1944).
Located at 54.02 27.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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