Nižni zamak

Nižni zamak is a neighborhood in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. Nižni zamak is situated nearby to the neighborhood Вялікі Пасад, as well as near the locality Верхні замак.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: urban district of the city of Polack
Also known as: “Lower castle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of Traditional Hand Weaving of Poozerje and Saint Sophia Cathedral.

Museum of Traditional Hand Weaving of Poozerje

Museum

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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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polotsk and Zapaloccie.

Polotsk

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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.