Vishnevo. The Khreptovich's estate "Odrovonzh".

The Odrovonj estate was located on fifty hectares on the right bank of the Olshanka River. It was surrounded by an artificial canal. The canal was dug by hand and surrounded the estate, which gave it a certain element of isolation. Three mills operated on Olshanka, which maintained a high water level. The water flooded the floodplain and connected the canal to the ponds in the park. Fish were grown in ponds. 

There were three roads leading to the manor: from Vishnevka, a village in the Kotev region, and from Nalibokskaya Pushcha. Temples and gatehouses were built at the entrances, where hunters lived. To this day, only the entrance that led to the main entrance has been preserved. The residence included the manor house itself, kennels, a park, kennels and a number of outbuildings.

Approaching the former Khreptovich estate through a dense forest, you can see several preserved buildings. Among them are an arched bridge, the ruins of a mill and a canal.

The eclectic manor was the dominant feature of the entire complex. It was a two-story stone building with a wooden observation tower and an annex. The manor house was called the hunting palace and was treated with hewn gray granite. There was a spacious attic under the sloping roof. The exterior walls of the building were lined with alternating horizontal and vertical paving stones. A grand staircase led to the main entrance. And the portico itself was decorated with columns. The beauty of the house was accentuated by the trees planted around it. 

The house has been preserved to this day. The park has also been preserved. At one time, it had more than 70 species of trees and shrubs. Today, the park has gone wild and looks more like a forest park area. Previously, there was a greenhouse on the outskirts of the park, where exotic and ornamental plant species were grown. In addition, a large aviary was set up in the park, which housed hunting dogs of various breeds.

The estate and the park were heavily damaged during the First World War. At that time, a German infantry regiment was located in the park, and there was a headquarters in the manor house. In memory of this event, a memorial stone was erected on the territory of the estate, 20 meters from the manor house, which is still there.

The estate belonged to the Khreptovich family before the Second World War, but at that time they no longer lived here.

In Soviet times, the Khreptovich estate in the village of Vishnevka was used as a children's pioneer camp. 

In the nineties of the XX century, the camp was closed, and since then the estate has been empty. 

In 2008, the territory of the former Khreptovich estate was declared a natural monument of local importance. Part of the alleys has been restored. An aviary has been built in the park, where deer of the Far Eastern breed are kept.

The fates of several prominent personalities are closely connected with the village of Vishnevo. Shimon Peres, one of the most famous and influential Israeli politicians of his time, whose political career spanned more than 70 years, was born and spent his childhood here. In 1934, he emigrated to Palestine, but his numerous relatives were shot here during the Second World War. Another famous countryman of ours is Simon Budny, a Belarusian humanist and educator. It was here that he spent the last years of his life. The Belarusian poet Constance Builo, who is buried in the local cemetery, as well as Yanka Kupala's wife and the first director of his museum, was born here.

A visit to the Khreptovich manor complex is included in a number of educational and educational tours of the Minsk region. 

A visit here will be very interesting for tourists interested in the history and amazing nature of their native land.

To get to the ruins of the Chreptowicz estate 'Odrowąż', you need to carefully look at the map and google the estate. First, go to the very center of Vishnevo, and near the House of Culture, where the museum is located, turn to Janiszki. In Janiszki, when you pass a small stream, immediately turn right and drive along the main street to the end of private houses. After some time, a dirt road will begin, and on your right there will be a pond. Go straight to the fork and turn left. After the turn, on the right you will see a small brick building - this is the former gatehouse at the beginning of the estate with a park. Along the road on the right you will see a straight and wide water channel surrounding the park. After a few hundred meters, there will be a field on the left, and on the right a turn into a dense park, similar to a forest - this is the entrance to the former park, which has already become completely wild and overgrown. But the road there is a good dirt road. Here you can leave the car and continue on foot. After 200 meters you will come to a clearing, where on the left you will see a brick two-story former palace of the Khreptovichs, or, as it was also called, a "hunting palace". And on the right, a couple of meters from the road, you will see a large boulder with an inscription in German.

The name 'Odrowąż' comes from the coat of arms of the magnates Chreptowicz. The estate here was built on the site of an old manor. The Chreptowicz family used the estate as a hunting residence. Around the palace, a park of about 50 hectares was laid out, and a water channel was dug. During the First World War, the palace housed the headquarters of a German division, as evidenced by a memorial boulder near the road.

During the Soviet era, the estate housed a children's pioneer camp. Now the estate is in a neglected state. But if you walk through the park and look at the buildings, you can spend time interestingly and usefully.