Kopyl. Shopping malls.

   In the historical center of Kopyl, on the former Shopping Square, several ancient buildings of merchants' houses and shops have been preserved. During the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Russian Empire, the city had a significant handicraft and trade infrastructure.

        Kopyl was first mentioned in historical sources in the 13th century. The mounds and the hillfort, which belonged to the Dregovichi in the 8th – 11th centuries, have been preserved on the territory of the city. In the historical center there is Castle Hill, where in the 11th – 13th centuries there was a Detinets and a prince with a retinue lived, and in the 14th - 18th centuries there was a wooden castle with the residence of Princes Olelkovich and Radziwills.

        In the 14th century, Kopyl became the center of a separate principality with the Olelkovich dynasty. A wooden Catholic church was built in the 14th century. In the 16th century, a church and a Calvinist cathedral were built.

          In 1612, when Princess Sophia, the last representative of the Olelkovich family, died, the Kopyl principality passed to the Radziwill family.

          In 1652, Kopyl received Magdeburg rights from King Vladislav Vasa, which gave a great impetus to the development of trade and handicrafts. He received a hoof and a coat of arms "A black hunting horn in a golden field". With this privilege, fairs and auctions began to be held every week on Fridays. In the 17th century, there were five workshops of artisans in the city: pottery, shoemaking, reznitsky, tailor and shaposhny. In 1750, 244 artisans representing 20 different professions were mentioned in documents in the village.

       After the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1793, Kopyl became part of the Slutsk district of the Minsk province. In 1795, there were 2 churches, 1 church, a tavern and 3 mills in Kopyl. At the beginning of the 19th century, the place belonged to Wittgenstein. In 1886, there was a church, a church, 4 Jewish synagogues and prayer schools, 87 shops, a brewery, a mill and 6 inns. In 1897, there were 92 shops, an inn and 7 taverns.

         During the First World War and during the revolution, Kopyl was under the occupation of German troops, and then Polish troops. Since 1924, it became part of the BSSR.