Dryvyaty

Dryvyaty – is a lake in Braslaw District, Vitebsk Region, in Belarus. Dryvyaty is the largest lake of the Braslaw Lakes national park and the fifth largest lake of the country. When full, it has a surface area of around 36.1 km².

Photo: Zedlik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Belarus
Also known as: “Dryviaty” and “Voziera Dryvyaty”

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. Catholic church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is situated 4 km north of Dryvyaty.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Church

Photo: Zedlik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated 3½ km north of Dryvyaty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Бяльмонты and Braslaǔ.

Бяльмонты

Neighborhood

Photo: Napoleon Orda, Public domain.

Бяльмонты is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km southeast of Dryvyaty.

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.