The place is first mentioned in chronicles of the 15th century when it was the property of the Butrym family. In 1437 a church was established by the merchant Wojciech Kuciuk. In 1513 it became the property of Field HetmanJerzy Radziwiłł. In the 17th century it was transferred to the Zawisza family and in 1624 Jan Zawisza build a new church which burned down in the middle of the century. In the early 18th century the village reverted to the Radziwiłłs and was granted town privileges by Polish king August II. In 1788 another church was established, the St. Cross Church, which was designed by Jan Podczaszyński, father of the famous Polish architect Karol Podczaszyński, who was also born in the village. This church survives to this day.
Kėdainiai is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It is located 51 km (32 mi) north of Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. First mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle of Hermann de Wartberge, its population as of 2020 is 23,667. Its old town dates to the 17th century.
The House of Radziwiłł is a powerful magnate family originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later also prominent in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.
Bogusław Radziwiłł was a Polish princely magnate and a member of the Polish-Lithuanian szlachta, or nobility. He was of the Radziwiłł magnate family. By birth he was an Imperial Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He was a descendant of the famous knight, Zawisza the Black. Following the death of Janusz Radziwiłł, he briefly served as Grand Hetman of Swedish Lithuania.
Nyasvizh or Nesvizh is a city in Minsk Region, Belarus. It is the administrative centre of Nyasvizh District. Nyasvizh is the site of Nesvizh Castle, a World Heritage Site. As of 2009, its population was 14,300.
Nesvizh Castle or Nyasvizh Castle is a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family in Nyasvizh (Nesvizh), Belarus. It is 183 metres (600 ft) above sea level. Built in the 16th and 17th centuries, and maintained by the Radziwiłł family until 1939, the castle and the nearby Corpus Christi Church were instrumental in the development of Central European and Russian architecture. In 2005, the castle, church, and surrounding environment were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Kletsk is a city in Minsk Region, Belarus. It is located on the Lan River. In 2015, it had 11,237 inhabitants.
Kopys is an urban-type settlement in Orsha District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. As of 2023, its population is 628.
Tuskulėnai Manor is a neoclassical manor in Žirmūnai elderate of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is best known as burial grounds of people executed by the KGB in 1944–1947. After Lithuania regained independence in 1990, the manor was reconstructed and the park was transformed into a memorial to the victims of Soviet repressions. It is administered by the Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center.
Astravas Manor is a manor in the Biržai suburb of Astravas, Lithuania.
Dieveniškės is a town in the Vilnius County of Lithuania, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Belarusian border in the so-called Dieveniškės appendix. It is surrounded by the Dieveniškės Regional Park.
Vselyub is an agrotown in Navahrudak District, Grodno Region, Belarus. Vselyub is a centre of selsoviet (rural council) within the administrative division of Belarus. Before the Partitions of Poland, it belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Between the 20th-century world wars, the village was part of Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic.
Żyrmuny is the Polish name for the following locations:
Jašiūnai is a town in Lithuania. It is situated on the Merkys River and an edge of the Rūdninkai Forest. According to the 2001 census, it had population of 1,879. The town's population is primarily Poles, with Lithuanians (12,4%) and Russians (8,4%).
Lenino is a large village in Belarus. Administratively a part of the Horki District of Mogilev Region. It is notable for the battlefield of the 1943 Battle of Lenino.
Kapyl is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It is the administrative center of Kapyl District. It is located 34 kilometers (21 mi) west-northwest of Slutsk and 90 kilometers (56 mi) south-southwest of Minsk. The current population estimate of 9,900 for the town is based on the provisional figures from the 2009 census.
Haradzeya is an urban-type settlement in Nyasvizh District, Minsk Region, Belarus.
The Corpus Christi Church Nesvizh, Belarus, is an early Jesuit church and one of the oldest Baroque structures outside Italy, influencing the later architecture of Poland, Belarus and Lithuania. Commissioned by Prince Nicholas Radziwill and constructed between 1587 and 1593 by Gian Maria Bernardoni during the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it contains tombs of powerful Radiziwiłł family members.
Traku Voke Manor is a former residential manor in Traku Voke. It is a monument of historicist architecture with elements of Neo-Gothic, classicism, eclectic style, located halfway between Vilnius and Trakai. The Manor was established in the end of the 19th century.
Princess Maria Madeleine Radziwiłł was a Polish–Belarusian aristocrat who financed many Catholic works and Belarusian national renaissance.
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