Minsk Region

Minsk Voblasć (Belarusian: Мінская вобласць) is a region in the central part of Belarus.

Cities and towns

 * &mdash; the centre of the region and the capital of the country. A city of fascinating Stalinist and late-Soviet architecture that also preserves a few monuments from the 17th-18th century.
 * &mdash; the second largest city of the region with numerous buildings from the 19th century.
 * &mdash; a popular Catholic pilgrimage destination, home of the National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau.
 * &mdash; a small town with a magnificent Catholic church from the 18th century, a neo-gothic church, and a wooden synagogue.


 * &mdash; a gateway to the lakes of Narachansky National Park.
 * &mdash; an industrial city that used to be the centre of a separate oblast until their number was reduced from 12 to 6 in 1960.
 * &mdash; a historical town with a castle and a huge park from the 18th century.


 * &mdash; once home to weavers of expensive silk sashes, the town now boasts a museum dedicated to this 18th-century craft.
 * &mdash; a town that is home to several nice monuments in the classical style from the early 19th century.
 * &mdash; a town with some fine churches and interesting old cemeteries.
 * &mdash; an ancient picturesque town that preserves two original churches (late 16th and late 18th centuries) and the remains of old fortifications.
 * &mdash; a town with several big and famous factories.

Other destinations

 * (Хатынь) &mdash; memorial complex on the spot of the village savagely burnt during World War II
 * &mdash; a natural woodland reserve with lots of lakes in the northern part of the region
 * (Сноў) &mdash; a country estate from the early 19th century