Mir Castle Walk
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 1.01 mi
- Elevation gain
- 23 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 23 ft
- Max elevation
- 568 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 535 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 46 minutes
- Coordinates
- 101
- Uploaded
- October 11, 2014
- Recorded
- September 2014
near Mir, Grodnenskaya Oblast’ (Belarus)
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Itinerary description
When on a working week in Minsk we read up on Belorussian history and
visited Mir castle, 90 km southwest of Minsk. We took our information
from Bradt's Belarus travel guide by Nigel Roberts, which provides
detailed knowledge in an entertaining way.
Mir is one of four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Belarus, a powerful
building "overlooking a serene lake and built largely of stone and red
brick."
Walls and towers "first appeared in the 1520s, followed by the
construction of the Renaissance palace itself in the late 16th and
early 17th centuries".
Extensive renovation of the castle after WW2 brought an impressive result.
Even the adjacent town of Mir itself is worth a visit and is praised
as an example of cosmopolitan living and religious tolerance.
This trip can easily be combined with sightseeing at nearby Nesvish
(also spelled Nasvish). Alternatively one could start with Nesvish,
see Mir Castle and proceed westward to Grodno via Novogrudok. We need
to come back!
visited Mir castle, 90 km southwest of Minsk. We took our information
from Bradt's Belarus travel guide by Nigel Roberts, which provides
detailed knowledge in an entertaining way.
Mir is one of four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Belarus, a powerful
building "overlooking a serene lake and built largely of stone and red
brick."
Walls and towers "first appeared in the 1520s, followed by the
construction of the Renaissance palace itself in the late 16th and
early 17th centuries".
Extensive renovation of the castle after WW2 brought an impressive result.
Even the adjacent town of Mir itself is worth a visit and is praised
as an example of cosmopolitan living and religious tolerance.
This trip can easily be combined with sightseeing at nearby Nesvish
(also spelled Nasvish). Alternatively one could start with Nesvish,
see Mir Castle and proceed westward to Grodno via Novogrudok. We need
to come back!
Waypoints
Castle
555 ft
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