Palata
The Palata or Polota is a river in Belarus and Russia. The 93 kilometers long Palata is a tributary of the Western Dvina river. Rising in Pskov Oblast of Russia and flowing through northern Belarus, it merges with the Western Dvina at Polatsk.Photo: Vasilii Martynov, CC0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Belarus
- Also known as: “Palata River” and “Palota”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boris stone and Saint Sophia Cathedral.
Boris stone
Stone
Boris Stones, also called Dvina Stones, are seven medieval artifacts erected along the bank of the Western Dvina between Polotsk and Drissa, Belarus. They probably predate Christianity in the area, but were inscribed in the 12th century with text and an image of Christ.
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Church
Photo: Vasilii Martynov, CC BY 4.0.
The Cathedral of Saint Sophia is a former religious building in Polotsk, Belarus, that was built by Prince Vseslav of Polotsk between 1044 and 1066, now serving as a concert hall.
Museum of the History of Architecture of St. Sophia Cathedral
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zapaloccie and Nižni zamak.
Polotsk
Polotsk is a city in Belarus, in Vitebsk Oblast. First mentioned in 862, it is the oldest city in Belarus. Now it is a city of local importance with 83,000 inhabitants and with considerable architectural heritage from the times of old Rus and later periods.
Palata
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Belarus, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Palata” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Palata”
- Belarusian: “Палата”
- Belarusian: “Палата́”
- Bulgarian: “Полота”
- Cebuano: “Polota”
- Chinese: “帕拉塔河”
- Croatian: “Palata”
- Dutch: “Palata”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پالاتا”
- Estonian: “Palata”
- Estonian: “Pałata”
- Hebrew: “פאלאטה”
- Irish: “Abhainn Palata”
- Italian: “Polota”
- Japanese: “パラター川”
- Latin: “Polota”
- Latvian: “Palata”
- Lithuanian: “Polota”
- Persian: “رود پالاتا”
- Polish: “Pałata”
- Polish: “Połota”
- Russian: “Полота”
- Serbian: “Палата”
- Serbian: “Полота”
- Serbian: “Река Полота”
- South Azerbaijani: “پالاتا چایی”
- Spanish: “Rio Palata”
- Spanish: “Rio Palatá”
- Spanish: “Río Palata”
- Spanish: “Río Palatá”
- Swedish: “Palata”
- Ukrainian: “Полота”
- Welsh: “Afon Palata”
- “Palata”
- “Палата”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zapolot’ye and Zadvin’ye.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stantsyya Polatsk and Stantsyya Ekiman’.
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