There are 17 countries with their names begin with ‘B’. Out of the 17 countries, 15 of these countries have a vowel after the Letter B. Brazil is the only country in the world to be named after a tree. The following are countries starting with the Letter B Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium […]
Nesvizh Castle Facts In 2005 the castle complex was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The estate was owned by the Radziwiłł magnate family from 1533 when it was awarded to Mikołaj Radziwiłł and his brother Jan Radziwiłł after the extinction of the Kiszka family. 1919 – 1945 the complex was in Poland […]
Vileyka Reservoir Facts The Vileyka reservoir construction was started in 1968. Vileyka Reservoir is a water reservoir in the Vileyka-Minsk water system. The reservoir was created to increase the amount of freshwater for the republic’s capital Minsk. Vileyka Reservoir is the largest artificial lake in Belarus. Vileyka Reservoir is the second largest in size to […]
Mir Castle Complex Facts In December 2000, the Mir Castle was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Duke Juryj Ivanavič Illinič began construction of the castle near the village of Mir after the turn of the 16th century in the Polish Gothic style. Mir Castle Complex is 164 metres (538 ft) above sea […]
Tower of Kamyenyets Facts On January 30, 2004, the site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, in the Cultural category. The red-brick tower with service and residential rooms on 5 levels inside was actually a donjon or a keep, that was quite common in France and England till the 16th century. Tower […]
Facts About Lake Narach People settled near the lake about 10 thousand years ago. Lake Narach is an abode of 22 genera of fish, such as eel, pike, burbot, etc. Lake Narach has a surface area of 79.6 km2, a wider length of 12.8 km, a maximum depth of 24.8 m, an average depth of […]
Facts About Babruysk Babruysk occupies an area of 66 square kilometres and comprises over 450 streets whose combined length stretches for over 430 km. Babruysk is a city in the Mogilev Region of eastern Belarus on the Berezina river. Babruysk is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. It was first mentioned in writing in […]
Facts About Horki Horki is a town in the Mogilev Region of Belarus, an administrative centre of Horki District. Horki was mentioned in written sources (“The Lithuanian Chronicles”) in 1544 as a village. On December 26, 1861, the Tsarist government ordered to change the status of the village to status of a town. During World […]
Facts About Mazyr Mazyr is one of the oldest cities of historical Ruthenia. First mentioned in the mid-12th century as part of Duchy of Vladimir, and then the Duchy of Kyiv. Mazyr is twinned with Chojnice, Poland & Severodvinsk, Russia. Mazyr is the capital of modern rock music of Gomel region, where since 2003 International […]
Facts About Pastavy Pastavy is a city in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus, an administrative centre of Pastavy District. In 2009, Pastavy celebrated its 600th anniversary. Pastavy is located on the river Myadelki. Postavy Air Base is located 5 km west of Pastavy. From 1921 until 1939, Pastavy was part of the Second Polish Republic. […]