City, district center. Located on the river Mukhavets, 89 km northeast of Brest, 13 km from the railway station. Oranchitsy (on the line Baranovichi - Brest). Knot highways to Brest, Vysokoye, Shereshevo, Bereza, Slonim, Kobrin.
The first mention of the Prushansky volost dates back to 1433. According to the writer and historian Yu. I. Krashevsky and others, the name arose in connection with the settlement of the Prussians fleeing from the Crusaders (Prussians, Prussians, Prushany) here. Pruzhany have been known since 1487 under the name Dobuchin. Until 1519 in the Kobrin principality. After the death of Prince Ivan Semyonovich of Kobrin, Pruzhany passed into the possession of his wife Fedora, in 1519, by the privilege of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund I the Old, to Marshal V. Kostevich, they were part of the Kobrin starostvo. Since 1520 in the Kobrin povet of the Podlasie Voivodeship, since 1566 in the Brest povet and the voivodeship. In the 16th century belonged to the Queen of the Commonwealth Bona and her daughter Anna. In 1589, the city, which at that time was a fairly large trading center, received Magdeburg rights, and the name Pruzhany was assigned to it. There were 4 fairs a year. According to the inventory of 1563, there were 1250 inhabitants in Pruzhany, 7 streets, 278 households. In the 16th century there was a Pruzhany “royal court” (a wooden palace, 2 outbuildings, a stable, a barn, a firebox, a bakery, 4 barns, a water mill, a garden). During the wars of the middle of the 17th - 1st half of the 18th century. the city was badly destroyed, the number of buildings decreased by 5 times. In 1776 he was deprived of Magdeburg law. By the end of the 18th century restored, in 1791 - 2094 inhabitants. Since 1795, Pruzhany has been part of Russia: a city, the center of the Slonim povet, since 1797 Lithuanian, since 1801 Grodno province. In 1845, they received a new coat of arms: a fir-tree with a hunting pipe hanging on the branches is depicted on a light brown background. In 1866, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was built in the center of Pruzhany, and in 1878, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior was built. In 1857 there were 5665 inhabitants in the city. During the uprising of 1863-64. detachments of R. Roginsky, S. Songin and B. Rylsky operated in the Pruzhany region. On February 13, 1863, they occupied the city.
The abolition of serfdom contributed to the economic development of the city.
According to the 1897 census, there were 7,633 inhabitants in Pruzhany (43.4% of literate people), 14 small enterprises, a county and two-year parish school, and 6 hospitals. In the 19th-1st half of the 20th century. Pruzhany is known as the center of pottery. During the revolution of 1905-07. in Pruzhany there were strikes of workers of a tobacco factory and a distillery. From August 1915 the city was occupied by German troops, from 30.1.1919 to July 1920 - by Polish troops. From July 27 to September 19, 1920, Soviet power was in the city, and the county military revolutionary committee operated. According to the Riga Peace Treaty in 1921-39. Pruzhany was part of bourgeois Poland: a district town of the Polessky Voivodeship. The workers' struggle for national liberation was led by the organizations of the KPZB, KSMZB, and the Byelorussian Peasant-Working Community.
Since September 1939, Pruzhany has been part of the BSSR, since 15.1.1940 the center of the district of the Brest region. On June 23, 1941, the city was occupied by Nazi invaders. From 1942, an underground anti-fascist committee operated, from 11/23/1943 to 7/11/1944 - the underground district committee of the CP (b) B, from 09/1/1943 to 07/11/1944 - the underground district committee of the LKSMB. The invaders destroyed more than 4 thousand people in the death camp in the city, the housing stock was destroyed by 70%. 17.7.1944 Pruzhany was liberated by units of the 28th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front.
In 1959, in the regional design workshops of the city of Baranovichi, a planning scheme for Pruzhany was developed, which streamlined the irregular grid of streets. In 1974, a master plan of the city was developed in the Minsk branch of the Central Research and Design Institute of Urban Development.
There are 3 planning districts in the city: southern, western and eastern. The planning structure is determined by the central axial highway (Sovetskaya, Kobrinskaya, Oktyabrskaya streets), Lenin, R. Shirma, Krasnoarmeyskaya streets perpendicular to it and the curvilinear outline of the floodplain of the river. Mukhavets. The historical center of the city is Sovetskaya Square, where architectural monuments of the 19th century have been preserved - shopping malls and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The new administrative and public center Pruzhany was formed on R. Shirma and Sovetskaya streets. In the development stand out the House of Soviets, a hotel, a residential building with shops. central part cities and centers of the eastern and northern regions are built up with multi-storey residential buildings. New microdistricts appeared in the northern part of the city and along the street. October. The southern industrial zone was formed.
The main industrial enterprises are: a canning plant, a butter and cheese plant, a cannery, a flax plant, building materials plants, communal enterprises, and a cooperative industry. The regional association "Selkhozkhimiya", the regional consumer services complex, a sewing and knitting factory, 4 construction organizations and 4 convoys are operating.
In Pruzhany there are a state farm technical school, 4 secondary, music and youth sports schools, 7 preschool institutions, 2 houses of culture, 2 cinemas, 2 libraries, a hospital, the Brest Regional Agricultural Experimental Station, and a zonal agrochemical laboratory.
Beautiful and cozy town Pruzhany, known for its rich architectural heritage, is located 90 kilometers north of Brest on the banks of the Mukhavets River. The population of the city is just over 19 thousand people.
It has been customary to count down the history of Pruzhany since 1487 - first mention in written sources. At that time, the city was part of the Kobrin principality, but already in the next century it entered the possession of the Polish queen Bona Sforza. The famous Pruzhany "royal court" was built here, consisting of a wooden palace, stables, outbuildings and other buildings. However, the numerous wars of later centuries, which swept through the Belarusian lands like a storm, did not spare the palace - it was destroyed. The city became a major trading center and received the Magdeburg Law, which gave an even greater impetus to its development. After the third division of the Commonwealth in 1795, Pruzhany became part of the Russian Empire, and Tsarina Catherine II presented the city to her commander Count Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky for the brutal suppression of the uprising of Tadeusz Kosciuszka. Soon, the new owners of Pruzhany became the Shvykovsky family, which left a bright mark on the history of the region.
At garden and park complex Shvykovsky in Pruzhany is the hallmark of the city, attracting most attention tourists. The estate was built in the Neo-Renaissance style in 1850 and has the features of an Italian villa. In addition to the main building, an old park with a linden alley has been preserved, as well as a hydrological system consisting of a pond and canals with islands and bridges. V Soviet time The manor house housed a dental clinic. Today it operates here Museum "Pruzhany Palace", offering guests of the city to get acquainted with the history of Pruzhany and their owners, legends and crafts of the region. The museum houses a unique wooden icon of the 16th century, The Last Supper. In the courtyard of the manor complex there is an ancient stone idol, transported not so long ago from the village of Butki.
A number of buildings of architectural and historical value have been preserved in Pruzhany. Among such objects, it is worth highlighting the shopping malls in Pruzhany, located on central square and once the heart of the business life of the city. It should also be noted the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Pruzhany, built in 1883, and the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Pruzhany. The construction of the temple, which is a monument of classicism, was completed in 1880. You can not ignore the ordinary building of the city. One of ancient buildings is a pharmacy in Pruzhany, built according to various sources in 1811 or 1828.
Two significant events are held annually in the city: festival of ultralight aviation and aeronautics "Slavic brotherhood" and republican jazz music festival that attracts music lovers to the city.
And connoisseurs active rest in Pruzhany attract a water park and Ice Palace open to everyone.
Without an excursion to Pruzhany it is impossible to imagine tourist routes across Brest. Lovers of holidays in Belarus will find unique sights, a vibrant history and unforgettable impressions in the city.
When you live in Brest, it seems that life is the same in any other Belarusian city. They also go to the movies for world premieres, buy food in supermarkets, discuss the latest news and know little about their history. We sometimes visit these other cities, maybe as tourists or on a business trip. But it is unlikely that such a visit lasts more than two hours. But what if you plunge into the local life of the city for at least 1 day? Moreover, to do it accompanied by a local resident, who, for sure, knows more about his place than any guidebooks?
Natatnik continues to travel around the cities of the Brest region. We have already been to, and. Today we arrived in Pruzhany, where our guide meets us Dmitry Yurkshaitis- Researcher at the museum-estate "Pruzhansky Palatsyk" and creator site Pruzhany.
Brief history of the place
The first mention of Pruzhany dates back to 1433. The name comes from the settlement of the Prussians, it was they who founded the place here. Later, the parish Prusanay turned into Pruzhany, then into Pruzhany county and Pruzhany district.
The city of Pruzhany, like many in Western Belarus, was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Commonwealth, Russian Empire, Poland and the USSR. Today it is the administrative center of the Pruzhany district with a population of about 20 thousand people and a rich history.
The coat of arms of Pruzhany is interesting. It depicts a blue snake with a golden crown on its head, holding a baby in its mouth. The coat of arms was granted to the city by Princess Anna Jagiellonka (daughter of Bona Sforza) in the 16th century as a generic symbol of the Milanese Visconti and Sforza dynasty. The Italian Milan had the same coat of arms at that time, and today the image of a snake is used in the logo of the Alfa Romeo automobile brand.
Photo Naviny.by What to see
The main attractions of Pruzhany are concentrated along the main street. Today it is Sovetskaya Street, originally called Zamkovaya, which confirms the existence of the Royal Castle in the 16th century. Before the “arrival of the Soviets”, the street was paved with paving stones and was pedestrian.
White shops (1867)
We start our walk with a local guide from a unique building not only on the scale of Pruzhany, but of the whole of Belarus. These are stone trading rows of the 19th century, which are still used for their intended purpose.
“We know Rynkavai Square, which is all over the place. Here people gathered, hellishly they sold something, others visited. Zhydy brought in specialties and fish, palyaks sold meat and dairy products, Belarusians put up ramesnitsky products for sale.
By its design, the White benches resemble a giant centipede. Near each "leg" is the entrance to the shop. During the interwar period, almost all the shops belonged to Jews, with whose money this one was built. shopping center". In the center of the “centipede body” there is a through passage. Previously, the entrance to the underground club "Metro" was located here, and during the German occupation, these basements served as a shelter for local Jews.
Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky (1866)
The Orthodox church in Pruzhany belongs to the so-called “ants” churches. They were built according to similar projects throughout Belarus after the suppression of the uprising of 1863. The popular name comes from the Vilna Governor-General Muravyov, famous for his cruelty, who ordered the hanging of Kastus Kalinouski.
In the temple there is the Pruzhany icon of the “Weeping Mother of God”, which is considered miraculous, and the relics of Alexander Nevsky.
Soviet squareand buildings around
On the central square of Pruzhany there is no Lenin (he stands in a different place), but there is a Palace of Culture and the historical coat of arms of the city. The area acquired such a deserted-smart appearance in preparation for the republican Dozhinki in 2003.
Opposite the square, we notice the building of the former city magistrate (19th century), in the Polish period the police were located here, during the German occupation there was a post office, in Soviet times and now it is a residential building.
Nearby we see a house made of red brick, which served as a noble school in the 19th century. Initially, only children from wealthy families worked there. After the uprising of 1863, it was converted into a public school. Behind the Polish clock, this building housed a comprehensive school. Then - a military hospital, after the war - an evening school, and today the Center for Youth Creativity works here.
In the 1920s, a gymnasium was built on the square. Adam Mickiewicz. Its graduates most often entered the Warsaw and Krakow universities. Among the well-known Belarusian high school students, one can recall the author of the world's first English-Belarusian dictionary Valentina Pashkevich, the head of the Association of Belarusian Women of Canada Raisa Zhuk-Grishkevich. In Soviet times, secondary school No. 1 worked in this building. But in the 1980s, the old wooden building was demolished.
Photo https://pruzana.wordpress.com Beginning of the Mukhavets River
It is in Pruzhany that the Mukhavets River originates. In the place where the Mukha River and the Vets Canal merge, today there is a stele - the merger of female and male figures. Further, Mukhavets flows towards Brest, where it flows into the Western Bug River on the territory of the Brest Fortress.
Wooden pharmacy
A bright green wooden building with an attic along Sovetskaya Street is the oldest wooden pharmacy building in Belarus. It was built back in 1828! For 150 years, a pharmacy worked here, and today there is a life center “Prestige”.
In the 19th century, a church was located on the site of the Detsky Mir store.
“Marshalak of the Pruzhany nobility Valenciy Shvykovsky(Gaspadar Palatsyku - author's note.) conceived the idea of building a castle on the praektse of the Italian architect Heinrich Marconi. Kali 80% of the budynka was already ready, the Anty-Raseian pasture greeted in 1863 Tamu grazed the fall of the past, the castles would have been confiscated and converted to the fall of the right-handed church. Ale celebrates the 100th year already, the savetskay uladze budynak the temple was znishchany”.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (1878-1883)
When the first church was confiscated from Shvykovsky, he decided not to give up and build another one closer to his estate. In 1883, the church was opened to Catholics, then there was also a bell tower nearby. It was here that the first Archbishop and Cardinal of Belarus Kazimir Swiatak began his career.
“After the end of the Highest Spiritual Seminar in Pinsk, Kazimir Svyatak worked at the pasadze of Vikary in Pruzhany. Wu 1939 g. pasturing the passage of the “savetov”, Iago aryshtavali and threw in the cell of an antidote at the vyaznitsa, which the kastsel knew(today at this place the district library - author's note). Pazney peravyali ў Brest turma. Wu 1941 g. on a patch of wine, the holy man managed to escape from turmy, and he turned to Pruzhany. Ale here he was aryshtavans like the Germans and he was drenched in lager times with the Savetsky soldiers, adkul daksama ran away.
Photo http://www.pinsknews.by Wu 1944 Mrs. Kazimir Svyatak, who was summoned by the Territory of Belarus, spent time at the treasury of aryshtavans, and at the gety times he didn’t run away. He was asudzhany for 10 bastards in the camps of Siberia. Wu 1954 g. värnuўsya on Radzima and pratsyagvaў pratsavaў pratsavaў ksyandzom, ale not ў Pruzhany, more kastsel at that hour peratvaryўsya ў club. Ale ў 199 1 already ў independent Belarus ў first imshu ў kastsele znoў pravaў Kazimir Svyatak”.
Once there was a monastery near the church, today this building is occupied by the city military registration and enlistment office.
Monument to the burned villages
The monument in the form of a burning flame with a cross on top symbolizes the villages of the Pruzhany region burned during the Second World War. Many of them were destroyed along with the inhabitants and did not revive. The names of all the villages are written inside the "flame".
Opposite the monument, the building of the Polish administration has been preserved since the 1930s, which today houses the district police.
Pruzhany Palace (1850s)
Finally we reach the main attraction of the city. This is the museum-estate “Pruzhany Palace”. In the middle of the 19th century, according to the project of the Italian architect Francysk Maria Lanza, Valenty Shvykovsky, marshal of the Pruzhany district, built for himself a small neo-Renaissance villa. Since then, it has become an ornament of the city. This is the only restored estate of this type in Belarus.
“At the trokhpavyarchovai vezha, the palace previously knew an elevator. Ale patrebny yon would not be for people, but for tago, if a hedgehog falls and wine with squealing. Valenci Shvykowski and the yagon woman Germіnia Vazhynska were gassinnymi gaspadars. The Slavic writer Yuzaf Ignacy Krasheўskі and the sign of the artist Napaleon Orda, the tracer of ethnagraphy and folklore of Belarus Mikhail Fedarovski and іnshhya visited their home.
The Shvykovskys lived in the estate until 1895, later the building was rented out. Behind the Polish clock, the district administration was located here, during the German occupation - the headquarters of Guderian's troops. During the Soviet period, the estate was a school and a dental clinic. Due to the fact that there have always been people here, the building has been well preserved; after restoration in 1998, it housed the local history museum.
A park in the English style was laid around the estate. Among the randomly planted trees there are canals, a pond and a small building of the former greenhouse.
“At the special pabudavanai arenzharei ў clock of the Shvykovskys, orange and lemon trees, palm trees, myrtle trees and other exotic trees were guessing, yakіmі ў summer hour the springing park. At once there is a ceramic ware, shining to the Pruzhany master Anton Takareўsk.
Recently, an unusual shop appeared next to the greenhouse. It looks like a large oven, in which clay products are fired, the so-called “black-smoked ceramics”, for which the Pruzhany land has always been famous, are made. The bird on top of the stove symbolizes the master's spirit, and the patterns are reminiscent of his work. In ancient times, even from Warsaw and St. Petersburg came to Pruzhany for such products, because they were considered very high quality and withstood high temperatures.
Jewish footprints
Before the war, the population of Pruzhany was 60% Jewish. Their houses were mainly located in the city center in the area of the White Shops. As a rule, a Jewish family kept a shop or a workshop on the first floor, and a living area on the second.
The building of the Jewish gymnasium Yavne, the house in which there was a beer shop from the local brewery, and an abandoned synagogue have been preserved. On the outskirts of Pruzhany, you can see the old Jewish cemetery, where today there is a monument in memory of those who died during the Holocaust.
Where to go
Park near the Pruzhany Palace
Cinema “Sputnik”
Water palace (water park)
Ice Palace
Pruzhany reservoir
house of crafts
The locals are offended that the Pruzhany district is perceived as a transit point on the way to Belovezhskaya Pushcha, but the local interesting places and attractions are enough for several sightseeing days! The editors decided to check whether this is true, why it is worth going here and how long the first acquaintance with the surroundings will take.
RUZHANY
1st stop. Belarusian Versailles
Belarusian Versailles - that's what everyone wants to see in Ruzhany. The palace of the beginning of the 17th century was originally built by the Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Lev Sapieha as a defensive castle. And today, the red brick ruins in combination with the entrance gate restored in 2011 look very impressive.
Be sure to check out the museum "Ruzhansky palace complex Sapeg" in the entrance wings. Here you will learn about the history of Ruzhany, about where, according to legend, it leads underground passage from the 3rd floor of the basement, when representatives of the Sapieha family were last here, how many Jews returned to the village after the Second World War, how the theatrical registration of marriage is held within the walls of the museum. It will not be boring!
The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday inclusive, from 9 to 18.00 and a break (13.00-14.00). Entrance - 2.50 rubles, for students, schoolchildren and pensioners - 1.80 rubles. Group tour for an adult group of up to 25 people, the museum and the complex will cost 12 rubles, only the museum - 7 rubles. For singles private tour the museum and the complex will cost 7.50 rubles.
Events on the territory of the palace are becoming a frequent occurrence. So, on June 3rd, the fifth festival "Ruzhanskaya Brama" was held here with an evening fire show, an exhibition and sale of products of folk craftsmen, children's attractions and an animation program.
2nd stop. Church of the anniversary
In the center of Ruzhany there is a Trinity Church built in 1617 on the site of a wooden stone church. In the 18th century, 2 symmetrical chapels were completed in it - the Holy Cross and St. Barbara, and later several more reconstructions were carried out. The last one was in 1997-2003 with the support of Maria Sapieha and the Ministry of Culture of Poland, as stated commemorative sign at the entrance. Architecture lovers will recognize Baroque and Classicism features in this historic building. It is interesting that many things inside are original, for example, the bench on which the representatives of the magnate Sapieha family prayed. By the way, this summer the Trinity Church will celebrate its 400th anniversary.
3rd stop. Icon-savior
On the opposite side of the church, after crossing a small park, look into the Peter and Paul Church. If you are lucky and you find Father Alexander, you will hear from his lips amazing story about how in 1895, after a strong fire in the entire village, only the temple remained unharmed, in which the windows only burst from the high temperature. The inhabitants, who were hiding in a stone church from trouble, were saved by the Ruzhany icon of the 17th century, the most revered in this area.
4th stop. In the park
In the park near the church, and in some other places in the village, you will notice beautiful wooden sculptures. They appeared in Ruzhany in 2013 after the open air of wood carvers. Here is the great chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Leo Sapieha, and his son Casimir, also the Polish king Vladislav IV Vasa with his wife, and the Polish queen Bona Sforza. Notable craftsmen from different cities In Belarus, dozens of figures were carved in honor of bright and active personalities who influenced the historical and cultural heritage of Ruzhany. A few meters from the wooden composition you will see a monument to Soviet soldiers - it was here that the city hall once stood.
5th stop. Papernya
In the summer after a walk around the village great place Lake Papernya with coastline 12 km. Its name comes from the fact that in the early 1600s, Lev Sapieha built a paper manufactory here. scenic area with pine forest and swans on the shore inspires and soothes, and thanks to the bright coniferous aroma, it is easy to breathe here. Perhaps that is why the sanatorium "Ruzhansky", which is located in the Ruzhanskaya Pushcha, is always full of vacationers. People come here for mud therapy, hirudotherapy, halotherapy in a salt cave, hypoxic therapy - breathing mountain air.
6th stop. Unique Village
Locals will advise you to go from Ruzhany to the surroundings, namely to the village of Lyskovo. On the way, you can have a bite to eat at the Taverna cafe, decorated in the spirit of the Middle Ages. There is nothing left of the ancient castle in the swamps near Lyskov, except that in some places defensive ditches are visible. But in the village itself, you can admire the majestic and dilapidated building of the Trinity Church, which previously belonged to the monastery of 1751. Another attraction of the village is the Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, built - attention! - in 1933. The year of construction is explained by the fact that until 1939 the territory was part of Poland, and there was no Soviet power here. It is also noteworthy that this is the only monument of wooden architecture in Belarus, made under the influence of the architecture of Transcarpathia and the Art Nouveau style. Lyskovo is unique not only for its preserved wooden church, but also for the fact that it was here that the famous “Chronicle of Bykhovets” was created - a collection of Belarusian-Lithuanian annals of the 16th century.
Given the rich excursion program, you can stay overnight in Ruzhany. But there's only one here private hotel. It is better to go to Pruzhany, where there are more accommodation options and there are certainly free rooms. We recommend the Mukhavets hotel.
PRUZHANY
1st stop. miraculous icon
Three portraits will look at you from the building next to the Mukhavets hotel - these are famous fellow countrymen of Pruzhany. One of them is Mikhail Zabeyda-Sumitsky, the first Belarusian to perform in the Milan opera house"La Scala". Nearby are two main sights of the city center - the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and shopping malls late XIX century. The temple was built in just two years with donations from the townspeople, landowners and peasants, Moscow merchants. It contains an icon, which in 1934 performed a miracle - tears flowed from the eyes of the Mother of God. The trading rows were originally wooden, and in 1867 they acquired modern look. In each niche there was a separate shop, where, as a rule, Jews traded.
2nd stop. “Fly and Vets”
A couple of minutes walk from the Palace of Culture, which, like many other things in the city, was transformed in preparation for Dozhinki 2003, is the only one in Belarus sculptural composition over the river "Fly and Vets". Installed in 2009, it symbolizes the confluence of the Mukha River and the Vets Canal, where the Mukhavets River, the right tributary of the Western Bug, originates. Let the sculptures do not look grandiose, but they will completely pass for a sweet business card cities.
3rd stop. Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary opened its doors to parishioners as a church only in 1998, although construction began in the 2nd half of the 19th century. The history of the Catholic church was influenced by the uprising of 1863, as a result of which the practically completed building passed to the Orthodox believers. locals they say that during the Great Patriotic War, soldiers warmed themselves in this temple, kindling a fire from an organ. Now it is the only church in Pruzhany.
Walking in the city in hot weather, you can refresh yourself - go to the ice or water palace. For adults, an hour of skating with skate rental will cost 3 rubles, for children under 16 years old - 2.45 rubles. And in the water palace there is a swimming pool and a small water park. Its visit will cost 5.35 rubles (70 minutes) for an adult, 4 rubles for children.
4th stop. Pruzhany Palace
"Museum-Estate Pruzhany Palatsik" we recommend to see both outside and inside. In the building of this unusual early Renaissance rural villa today there are several museum expositions: ethnographic, a salon with a piano and copies of the works of Napoleon Orda, a hunting cabinet, an exhibition of contemporary artists, an icon hall. The guide will tell you in detail about the owners of the estate, built according to the project of the Italian architect, and their fate. And in the hall of ethnographic composition you will see products of glossy and black-smoky ceramics, widely known in the Pruzhany region since the 16th century and, unfortunately, are practically not developed in our time.
5th stop. "Wooden" people
In the Pruzhany region there is a village in which the famous folk master of traditional arts and crafts Nikolay Tarasyuk, a tenth generation peasant, lived all his life. In the village of Stoyly, Nikolai Vasilievich remained the last inhabitant, except for his beloved "wooden people", who still live in a small house next to the master's. The figurines, skillfully made by the craftsman from wood, vines and straw, “tell” about rural life and the way of life of Belarusian peasants. Unfortunately, there is no full-fledged museum in Stoyly yet, where anyone can come, but the daughter of a famous master is always glad to have guests. You can see the work not only in the village, but also in National Museum history and culture, in the Brest Museum of Local Lore.
If the second day of such a mini-trip seems to be eventful for you, and there really is something to see in the Pruzhany region, do not rush home. There are many in the surrounding villages good estates where you can stay for the night with a hot homemade dinner.
Pruzhany is the administrative center of the Pruzhany district of the Brest region. It is located on the Mukhavets River, 89 km northeast of the city of Brest, 11 km from railway station Oranchitsy (on the line Baranovichi - Brest). The P85 highway passes through the city (Slonim - Ruzhany - Pruzhany - Vysokoye).
open all textHistory of development - Pruzhany
The first historical mention of the town of Pruzhany dates back to 1433, but it became known later, in 1487. In 1589 the town was granted Magdeburg law along with the city's statute, seal, and coat of arms. During its history, the city had several coats of arms, but in 1998 it was recreated vintage coat of arms and is now the main symbol of the city.
During the First World War, Pruzhany land was in the frontline zone and in the spring of 1915 the district was occupied by the troops of Kaiser Germany, who exported everything that was of value to them.
During the Great Patriotic War, two partisan brigades from several units in each. Here was underground printing house, which has been operating smoothly since 1942, changing its location several times. Pruzhany were liberated by units of the 28th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front on July 17, 1944.
In 1959, the Pruzhany planning scheme was developed, streamlining the irregular grid of streets. As a result, the city has 3 planning districts: southern, western and eastern. In 1974, the Minsk branch of the Central Research and Design Institute of Urban Development developed a master plan for the city.
open all textTourism potential - Pruzhany
The city has many unique sights. For example, a manor built in the middle of the 19th century. In 1998 it housed Pruzhany Regional Museum of Local Lore, the concept and name of the museum was changed a little later. Now this . Not far from the museum there is a monument of wooden architecture - built in 1828.
In the second half of the 19th century, it was built in the city (1852), a little later, in 1857, they began to build, and in 1878 it was built.
One more interesting place in the city - - an architectural monument with elements of baroque and classicism, it is a vivid example monumental architecture, there are only a few such monuments on the territory of Belarus.
Having visited historical sights, guests of the city can visit. There are attractions, saunas, jacuzzi. For visitors, the services of a gym, massage chairs, billiards, table tennis, badminton are also provided.
