Vishnevo. The ruins of the Khreptovich estate.
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Belarus, Minsk region, Volozhinsky district, Vishnevsky village council, village of Vishnevo
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The Khreptovich estate in the village of Vishnevo was built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It arose on the site of the old folvarka. The manor house, named after the coat of arms of the Polish nobility "Odrovonj" or "Adrivonsh", served as a hunting residence.
The village of Vishnevo is a significant place for Belarus. In the 16th and 18th centuries, it was a major industrial center with a developed Belarusian metallurgy. It was here that the country's first blast furnace appeared. The Khreptovichs acquired the folwark in 1583 and owned these places for more than 300 years.
Today, the manor is completely abandoned, the manor house resembles ruins, but the place still retains a special atmosphere.
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Latitude: 54.1471353
Longitude: 26.17667723
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1Ольга Ерёменко
14.01.2025
The abandoned Khreptovich estate in the village of Vishnevo.
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.
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