Kniažyna

Kniažyna is a hamlet in Vitebsk Region, Belarus and has about 101 residents. Kniažyna is situated nearby to the hamlet Rubiež, as well as near Zabornyja Humny.

Type: Hamlet with 101 residents
Description: village in Belarus
Also known as: “Knyazhina”, “Knyazhino”, and “Knyazhyna”
Address: Браслаўскі раён

Places of Interest

Highlights include Catholic church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Catholic church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary

Church

Photo: Tess Mattew, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of the Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk. The church was constructed in 1824 and rebuilt in 1897. It is an object of Belarusian architectural heritage.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Church

Photo: Zedlik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sviatca

Lake

Photo: Svetlana Besp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sviatca is a lake, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Kniažyna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muražy and Braslaǔ.

Muražy

Hamlet

Photo: Da voli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Muražy is a hamlet.

Braslaǔ

Photo: Igor Tkachev, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Braslau is a town in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus. It has some nice old buildings to see, but primarily, from the touristic point of view, it's the gateway to Braslau Lakes national park.