Gomel is the second largest city in Belarus and is the administrative center of the Gomel region. The town is known back to 1142, when it was mentioned in the Hypatius Chronicle. Throughout the 12th and 13th centuries, Gomel was connected to other cities by trade routes, and the crafts grew in the city. In 1335, Gomel became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and it was under alternating rulers until the late 15th century, when Gomel was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In the years 1500-1503, Lithuania tried to recapture Gomel, but they failed the attempt.
However, the city became Lithuanian from 1535, and in the following centuries Gomel was the subject of many conquests, and the city changed rule several times. Gomel became part of Russia in 1772, and it came into the ownership of the Rumyantsev family in 1775. This led to growth in the city, and a lot was built under Nicholas Rumyantsev at the beginning of the 19th century. This included the Peter and Paul Cathedral, a gymnasium, several factories and a bridge over the river Sozh. Later in the century, the Rumyantsev family became indebted to the city, which was taken over by the Russian Tsar when the debt could not be paid.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Gomel had become an industrial city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. The city was occupied by German troops during World War I, and after the founding of the Soviet Union, Gomel became part of Russia until 1926, when it was passed to the Byelorussian Soviet Republic. In 1941, Gomel was again occupied by Germany, before the city was liberated by the Red Army in 1943. Most of the city was destroyed after the war, and the population had fallen from 144,000 in 1940 to less than 15,000. Gomel was rebuilt with wide streets and in period architecture from the Stalin era. Since then, the city’s population has grown to over 500,000.
Today you can explore a cozy city center along the banks of the Sozh. Lenin Square forms the center of Gomel, and the city’s main street starts from here. This is also where you can see the city’s drama theater and a statue of Lenin. From the square there is access to Gomel Park, where the city’s most famous sights are located. You can see Gomel’s castle, which was built in neoclassicism in the years 1777-1796, and which today is open as a museum. Nearby, you can visit Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, which was consecrated in 1824, and the mausoleum of the Paskevich family, who for a period resided in the town’s castle.
Mogilev is a city in eastern Belarus. It is known from 1267, when it was mentioned for the first time. From the 14th century, the city was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later of Poland-Lithuania. In the centuries up to the 17th century, Mogilev grew as a city on the east-west and north-south trade routes.
The Polish king had granted the city Magdeburg rights in 1577. The following centuries caused upheavals in Mogilev, which surrendered to Russian forces in 1654 and was ravaged during the Great Nordic War in the early 1700s, when Charles XII’s Swedish troops set fire to the city in 1708.
Minsk is a capital with beautiful Soviet city planning counting a grand general city plan with imposing quality buildings. Add old churches, green parks, interesting museums and a lovely atmosphere, and then you got some of the experiences that await visitors to the Belarusian city.
Minsk’s location on the large wooded plains has, throughout the city’s history, caused one devastating attack by neighboring countries after another. The city has always recovered, and nowhere else in the world is it possible for visitors to see a 1000 year old city that was almost completely destroyed within the last 100 years and rebuilt with great enthusiasm and efficient Soviet urban planning.
Bryansk is a city in western Russia on the banks of the river Desna. The city’s history is believed to date back to 985, when it may have been founded as a military outpost and mission by Prince Vladimir of Kiev. In the 13th century, Bryansk became the capital of the principality of the same name, and the city was the residence of princes and bishops. The Mongol invasion led to Bryansk’s decline, and later the city became Lithuanian from 1356. The Grand Duchy conquered Bryansk in 1503 after the Battle of Vedrosha.
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Grodno is a large city in western part of Belarus. Grodno is known from the year 1005, and it started as a small fort. The city’s official foundation was in 1127, when it was established on the region’s trade routes. Grodno, together with Novgorodok, was the leading city in the historical landscape, Black Ruthenia, which lay in the Lithuanian borderland, where there were frequent attacks from the Teutonic Order.
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