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Boris stone

Boris Stones, also called Dvina Stones, are seven medieval artifacts erected along the bank of the Western Dvina between and Drissa, . They probably predate Christianity in the area, but were inscribed in the 12th century with text and an image of Christ.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Stone
  • Description: Inscribed stones in Belarus
  • Also known as: “Boris stones”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Sophia Cathedral and Museum of the History of Architecture of St. Sophia Cathedral.

Church
Photo: Vasilii Martynov, CC BY 4.0.
The Cathedral of Holy Wisdom was a cathedral in that was built by Prince Vseslav Briacheslavich between 1044 and 1066. It stands at the confluence of the Polota River and the Western Dvina River on the eastern side of the city and is probably the oldest church in Belarus.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
Photo: Kamelot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 300 metres east of Boris stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zapaloccie and Nižni zamak.

Suburb
Photo: Иван Бай, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a neighborhood.

Photo: Jurasikt, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in , in . 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.

Boris stone

Latitude
55.48576° or 55° 29′ 9″ north
Longitude
28.75807° or 28° 45′ 29″ east
Open location code
9G7CFQP5+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3114538253
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­stone
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2470349
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Boris stone” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوريس ستونز”
  • Azerbaijani: “Boris daşları”
  • Belarusian: “Барысавы камяні”
  • Belarusian: “Барысаў камень”
  • Bulgarian: “Борисови камъни”
  • Chinese: “鮑里斯石”
  • German: “Borissteine”
  • Greek: “Πέτρες Μπορίς”
  • Hungarian: “Borisz-kövek”
  • Japanese: “ボリスの石”
  • Latvian: “Borisa akmeņi”
  • Macedonian: “Борисови камења”
  • Polish: “Kamienie Borysa”
  • Romanian: “Pietrele Boris”
  • Russian: “Борисов камень”
  • Russian: “Борисовы камни”
  • Russian: “Воротишин крест”
  • Russian: “Двинские камни”
  • Serbian: “Борисов камен”
  • Slovenian: “Borisovi kamni”
  • Ukrainian: “Борисові камені”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Крыніца Іаана Хрысціцеля and Organ Hall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boris stone”. Photo: Zedlik, CC BY-SA 3.0.