On a tour of the Kletsk district, you will visit a number of religious buildings of Belarusian folk architecture, as well as 6 (!) ancient manors of famous families who owned these lands for centuries and did a lot for the prosperity of their Homeland.The route is circular, so you can move from any point and in any direction.Have a nice trip and lots of vivid impressions!

The oldest building of this estate is the chapel built in 1772.
Although the estate is quite old, many buildings have survived to this day, albeit in an abandoned state: the former master's palace, a fragment of the park and several outbuildings have been preserved.
Our tour starts here.

Yanovichi. The estate of the Brzozovskys-Yelenskys.

At the end of the 18th century, the Yelenskys built a one-story stone palace in the classical style, with a portico decorated with four columns of the Ionic order.
To this day, a stone palace, several outbuildings and partially a park have been preserved.

Storm cloud. Yelenskikh Manor

Tucha. Yelensky Manor.

During the time of the Russian Empire in the 19th century, the Chernotsky estate was located in the village. 
Only the stone chapel, the outbuildings and part of the park with century-old trees have survived to our time.
The chapel was built in the early 20th century in the Art Nouveau style.

Karatsk. The tomb chapel.

Karatsk. The chapel is the tomb of Jadwiga Chernotskaya.

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul, along with the bell tower gate, which is located in front of the main entrance of the temple, was erected in 1788, and is a monument of folk architecture with features of classical architecture. 
In 1863, a new wooden iconostasis with pilasters with gilded capitals was installed in the apse. 
The royal gates are decorated with carvings and medallions of the evangelists. 
The iconostasis is decorated with paintings by local craftsmen and gilded carvings.

The Church of St. Peter and Paul and the bell tower in Golynka are included in the state list of historical and cultural values of national importance.

Golynka. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul.

The Orthodox Church of St. Dionysius the Martyr was built in the traditions of wooden folk architecture in the 19th century during the Russian Empire.

Zaostrovechye. Church of St. Dionysius the Martyr.

At the beginning of the 19th century, there was a manor here, which was owned by the Voynilovichs, an ancient Belarusian family that has been known since the 15th century.
To date, several outbuildings and a distillery have been preserved. 
The building is made of red brick, two-storeyed, with the date of construction "1906" on the front of the building.

Kuntsevschina. The economic yard of the Voynilovich estate.

The temple was built in the local cemetery in the style of Belarusian folk architecture during the time of the Russian Empire at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Kuntsevschina. Kazan Icon of the Mother of God church.

The wooden Orthodox Church of the Intercession was built in the traditions of folk wooden architecture in the neo-Russian style from 1905 to 1914.

Iodchitsy. The Intercession Church.

The manor, which belonged to the Labetsky family, was built during the Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th century in the classical style. 
The palace is in an abandoned state and is gradually being destroyed.
Various types of trees have been planted in front of the palace: larch, chestnut, thuja, maple and ash. 
On the right side of the main alley there are outbuildings: a stable, a wooden barn and other buildings. 
An orchard has been planted near the alley. 
A great place for ruins-therapy!

Tesnovka. The Labetsky Estate.

The historical name of this place is Radzivillimonty, where the Italian architect Carlo Spampani built the Radziwill estate in the 18th century, built a classical-style palace and several outbuildings with a park.
The ruins of the palace, which are surrounded by a fence, a stone distillery and several outbuildings with a park and a pond have survived to our time.
One more session of ruins-therapy, and our tour is coming to an end.

Kletsk region: Yanovichi-Tucha-Karatsk-Golynka-Zaostrovechye-Kuntsevschina-Iodchitsy-Tesnovka-Krasnaya Zvezda (Radziwillimonty).

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