Grodno District

Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 kilometres from Minsk, about 15 kilometres from the border with Poland, and 30 kilometres from the border with Lithuania.

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Castle and Kalozha Church.

New Castle

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The New Castle in Grodno, Belarus is a royal palace of Augustus III of Poland and Stanisław August Poniatowski where the famous Grodno Sejm took place in 1793.

Kalozha Church

Church

Photo: A Kostichev, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kalozha Church of Sts. Boris and Gleb is the oldest extant structure in Grodno, Belarus. It is the only surviving monument of ancient Black Ruthenian architecture, distinguished from other Orthodox churches by prolific use of polychrome faceted stones of blue, green or red tint which could be arranged to form crosses or other figures on the wall.

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

Church

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St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Grodno, Belarus. Originally a Jesuit church, it became a cathedral in 1991, when the new diocese of Grodno was erected. Nowadays it is one of only four minor basilicas in Belarus.