Stankovo. Chapsky Manor.

Stankovo, mentioned since the 14th century, became part of film history thanks to the filming of a scene from the film "Dubrovsky" in the 1930s. However, this did not save the local estate from destruction: the count's house was burned down by partisans during the war in response to its use by the Germans.

The appearance of the palace can only be judged by the descriptions: a 19th-century building with asymmetrical architecture, arched windows, pylons and an octagonal tower reminiscent of the medieval style.

The preserved building, known as Skarbnitsa, resembles a knight's castle with its Gothic towers and narrow windows. It housed the count's library and collections, which included coins, religious objects, weapons, musical instruments, jewelry, armor, maps, minerals, and more. By the end of the 19th century, the Stankovo Museum was one of the largest private collections in Europe.

The gates of the manor and the neighboring gatehouse are now in ruins. However, buildings such as a stable and a barn have been preserved, the walls of which are made of rough stone. There is also a blacksmith shop, an outbuilding and a servants' house with a neo-Gothic pediment. The estate is surrounded by a landscape park, which has preserved old trees. More than 500 species of plants were once planted here, including a unique composition of three elms, which, unfortunately, has been lost. The park had greenhouses, greenhouses and alleys for walking.

A beautiful view of the park opens from the gazebo-rotunda with a conical roof and eight columns. Parkland separates the estate from the village and leads to the river, where an artificial reservoir with two islands has been created.

On the opposite side of the river stands the Church of St. Nicholas, built in 1858 in the pseudo-Russian style with funds from Emerick Chapsky and donations from parishioners.