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MINSK CITY BREAKS > BELARUS
Minsk is the capital of the Republic of Belarus and the centre of the region (voblast) and district (Raion) of
the same name. It lies over the Minsk Hills upon the both banks of the river Svisloch. Minsk is divided into 9 city districts and includes also 1 urbanized settlement Sokol.
Minsk is also the
largest city in Belarus [ about 2 million inhabitants ].
Minsk is an important transport junction with several bus and railway stations, 2 airports (1 national) and metro network.
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Hotels in Minsk
Tour Operators
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Travel Guides Minsk / Related books
Amazon.com - Travel Guides Belarus
Dorling Kindersley -
Belarus (Bradt Travel Guides) - Nigel Roberts (Author)
Paperback: 256 pages; Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 2 edition (20 Feb 2011); Language French; ISBN-10: 1841623407.
Transport / How do I travel to Minsk
Located at the strategic crossroads from East to West and from North to South, from Moscow to Warsaw and from Vilnius to Kiev.
Minsk Airport
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Travel by bus or coach to Minsk.
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Minsk - Capital City of Belarus - Minsk City
Minsk is a city of quite an ancient history. It was firstly mentioned in chronicles in 1067 A.D. The Government and the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus are settled in MInsk.
Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum
Belarusian National Arts Museum
Belarusian National History and Culture Museum
Belarusian Nature and Environment Museum
Kalvaryja (Calvary Cemetery) is the oldest surviving cemetery in the city. Many famous people of Belarus
are buried here. The cemetery was closed to new burials in the 1960s.
Maksim Bahdanovič Literary Museum
Military Cemetery
Old Belarusian History Museum
Yanka Kupala Literary Museum
Minskaya
Cuisine - Gastronomy
History Minsk
The earliest references to Minsk date to the 11th century (1067), when it was a provincial city within the
principality of Polotsk. In 1242, Minsk became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and it received its town
privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
. It was annexed by Russia in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919–1991, Minsk was the capital of the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.
History of Minsk
Early history, Lithuanian and Polish rule, Russian rule, 20th century, Recent developments.
Music, Art & Culture, Events
Minsk is the major cultural centre of Belarus.
Culture in Minsk
Belarusian State Musical Theatre
Maxim Gorky National Drama Theatre
National Academic Big Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus
Yanka Kupala National Drama Theatre
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