Traveling around Belarus - David-Haradok, city. David-Haradok is a city in the Stolin district, Brest region of Belarus. Church. Sights, Travel and tourism, Historical and architectural monuments Belarus, David-Haradok, history of origin

David-Haradok is one of the southernmost cities in Belarus. First mentioned in 1127. It received its name in honor of Prince David Igorevich, who founded the settlement. A small town, more like a town, spreads along the bank of a deep river on the Zhitkovichi – Turov – border with Ukraine highway (Verkhniy Terebezhov checkpoint). In David-Gorodok there are two schools, a kindergarten, an art school, a youth sports school, a Children's Art Center, and two libraries. There is a hospital, a clinic, two pharmacies, a post office, two banks, two cafes, and a hotel.

The main attraction of David-Haradok is the Church of St. George. Built in 1724, it is a monument of folk wooden architecture. It is located near the bridge over Lake Sezhka, when driving from Turov on the left. Walk along the hill on which the Temple stands and admire the creation of the hands of our ancestors. But you won’t be able to attend the church service, since it is now inactive. But further, before the bridge over Goryn, also on the left, there is a second, stone, red and white church. It was erected in 1913 and consecrated in honor of the Kazan Mother of God icon. This Temple is also of cultural and historical value. Sunday service begins at 10 o'clock; you can come in, light candles, and pray in front of the miraculous icons.

There is also a church in David-Haradok, dating back to 1935-36. Now, during reconstruction, the church can only be viewed from the outside. In the center of the city there is a majestic monument to Prince David, who seems to have just arrived on a ship, stood on a hill, inspects the area and, perhaps, at that moment decides: This is where the city should be!

An ancient settlement dating back to the 12th century has been preserved. Now it looks like a small hill on Castle Hill. You can walk here from the monument to the founder of the city. It is known that underground there are remains of an ancient settlement. Three crosses were recently installed here on the site of the Temple that burned down in the 30s of the last century. The first pilgrims have already visited this holy place.

In the Khinovsk tract, where the Jews of David-Gorodok and surrounding villages were killed during the Great Patriotic War, a monument was erected in 1986. People from different countries come here to honor the memory of the innocent victims. Visit the David-Haradok History Museum. Here you will learn about the town’s past, see some household items, and ancient weapons. There is a small museum in secondary school No. 2.

The most interesting event held in David-Gorodok is “Koniki”. This is a folk costume party. People dressed in various masks stop cars passing by, sing and dance. Well, of course, they give them a little money for this. Concerts are held at the site. At this time, a thanksgiving prayer service is held in the Temple in honor of the beginning of the year. The carnival takes place annually on the night of January 13-14. It's bad that it's winter. Vacationers have tents where they can buy drinks, food, and souvenirs. In past years, many visitors from abroad have been seen at the masquerade.

From David-Gorodok, when you drive towards Turov, at a distance of eight kilometers is the “cucumber capital” of Belarus - the agricultural town of Olshany. This is a very large settlement. There are many shops, there is the Olshanskoye Estate with good hotel rooms and a restaurant. There are many farms in the agricultural town; you can visit the Brodok farm to be amazed at the achievements in agricultural production.

If you turn right after the bridge over Lake Olshanskoye, drive four kilometers, enter the agricultural town of Remel, turn left, you will come to a horse farm. Here you can see very expensive horses, ride a pony or an ordinary horse. This site is often visited by tourists.

After passing Remel and Mochul, you will find yourself in the village of Tereblichi. Here, in the outback of Polesie, you can see one of the fifteen most unusual museums in Belarus. It contains about a thousand household items that were used by our ancestors. The museum is headed by Honorary Poleshuk Ivan Filippovich Suprunchik, who carves wooden sculptures with an ordinary ax. Suprunchik's products depict local legends and rituals.

After the museum you can go into the forest. Directly from the center of the village, a gravel road will lead to the Yazvinki tract. There you can relax in the guest house and admire the beauty of nature from the windows of the well-appointed rooms. If you want, walk along the forest path. You will see a small church and climb to a 52 m high observation tower.

Visit David - Gorodok region - and you will get a lot of impressions, get acquainted with the traditions of the inhabitants of Belarusian Polesie, which have survived to this day. After preparation for the regional “Dozhinki -2017”, David-Gorodok became even more beautiful and well-appointed.

David-Gorodok (Belarus: Davyd-Garadok) is a city (since 1940) in the Stolin district of the Brest region of Belarus. Located on the Goryn River. 6,700 inhabitants (2009).

Notable natives and residents

Misko, Pavel Andreevich (1931-2011) - Belarusian writer, author of prose books for children, science fiction writer.

Jewish community

In 1521 1551 David-Haradok is the domain of the Polish queen Bona Sforza. With her favor, Jews from Western Europe began to come and settle in D-Gorodok and the surrounding area. They were engaged in crafts and trade.

In the Lithuanian-Polish principality, Jews enjoyed significant benefits in the economic sphere, had their own self-government - they lived as Kahal and professed Judaism. This was the case in D-Gorodok. It had its own rabbi, two synagogues and Jewish schools. The legal status of Jews was legitimized in the Constitution of 1588.

After the Second Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1793, D-Gorodok became part of Russia and became the center of the district of the Minsk province.

Soviet Power in D-Gorodok was established in November 1917. In 1918-1920 D-Gorodok was occupied by German and later Polish troops. From 1921 to 1939 it was part of Poland. The Jews of D-Gorodok lived on the central Yuryevskaya (now Sovetskaya) street in houses with access directly to the street.

After the advent of Soviet power, Jews took an active part in local elections.

Since January 1940, D-town is the center of the Pinsk region, the Belarusian Republic.

On July 7, 1941, David-Haradok was occupied by Nazi troops. The Germans created a ghetto for local Jews in David-Gorodok. Jewish women and children, about 1,200 people, were driven out of the city by local residents (burghers), and their property was plundered by local residents [source not specified 122 days]. Subsequently, almost all of them died during the destruction of the Stolin ghetto in the Stasino tract.

The Nazis strictly forbade local residents to hide Jews in their homes; the entire family who hid a Jew in their house was shot for disobedience. The Jews offered the residents money and gold so that they could be hidden or taken to the partisans. Some, risking their own lives and the lives of their relatives, agreed to this and helped the Jews.

Heraldry

On January 22, 1796 (law No. 17435), the coat of arms of the town of Davydogorodka was approved (together with other coats of arms of the Minsk governorship).

“At the top of the shield is the coat of arms of Minsk. At the bottom - in a black field, the Pripyat River, on the bank of which there is a silver pier with two gates and with a golden ship moored, loaded with goods, tied in three bales"

The coat of arms of David-Haradok was approved on June 28, 1997 by Decision No. 17 of the David-Haradok City Executive Committee. The coat of arms was included in the Stamp Matrix of the Republic of Belarus on December 1, 1997 under No. 10:

“in the black field of the “Russian” or “French” shield is the Goryn River, on the bank of which there is a silver pier with two gates, a golden ship with bales of goods is moored to it.

Story

Appeared at the end of the 11th century or the beginning. XII centuries. The founder of the city is considered to be Prince Vladimir-Volynsky, David Igorevich, and it was in his honor that the city received its name. According to local legend, D.-G. was built by some Turov prince, who took the name Davyd in Orthodoxy. First, the area around D.-G. belonged to Kievan Rus, then to the Volyn principality. In the XII-XIII centuries it was the center of an appanage principality, then the city became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1509 it was part of the Pinsk princedom.

David-Haradok is a small town in the Stolin district, Brest region of Belarus. The main architectural landmark of David-Haradok is the wooden church of St. George, built in the second half of the 17th century and somewhat rebuilt in 1724. There are no complex architectural elements in the external and internal decoration of this temple; everything is done quite simply and restrainedly, which is very typical for such ancient wooden religious buildings. Today, this temple in David-Gorodok is in excellent condition and is a very interesting architectural monument of Belarusian wooden architecture, cultural and historical value and a landmark of Belarus. Using this temple as an example, you can try to imagine what typical wooden churches looked like back in the 17th century. Near the Church of St. George in David-Haradok there is also a small bell tower built in the 19th century.

Another attraction of David-Gorodok is the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. This temple was erected in David-Gorodok relatively recently, in 1913. Next to the church there is also a small chapel and a beautiful gate, built in the same year. This beautiful temple is currently also in excellent condition and is an architectural monument and cultural and historical value of Belarus.

A unique calling card, symbol and most recognizable object of David-Haradok is the monument to Prince David, the founder of David-Haradok, in whose honor this town received its name. Other attractions of David-Gorodok include: firstly, the building of the former church, originally built in 1936, and currently rebuilt as a club; and secondly, several other buildings dating mainly from the beginning of the 20th century, led by the building of the former headquarters of the Polish border battalion, which can be classified as urban historical buildings.

David-Haradok is one of the oldest settlements on the territory of modern Belarus. There is an ancient settlement here, or, in other words, a castle dating back to the 12th century. Now this archaeological site is just a small hill of a characteristic shape. But under a small layer of soil there are indeed hidden the remains of ancient wooden buildings and fences, adobe ovens and streets paved with wood.

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Today we are looking at the sights of Belarusian Polesie. Mikashevichi, Zhitkovichi and Turov with its “growing” crosses and an ancient temple destroyed by an earthquake - all this is in the first part of the article.

David-Gorodok. St. George's (Yuryevskaya) Church

Olshany. House of worship

Ahead are the sights of Olshan and David-Gorodok.

Olshany. Cucumber paradise

Olshany can be safely called a Belarusian economic miracle. Here, almost every family grows cucumbers. And, characteristically, he makes great money from it. They say 10 - 12 thousand dollars per season. Greenhouses are simply everywhere. Huge, stretching for tens and hundreds of meters (I even had the feeling that it was almost kilometers). And more modest - so that it fits in the yard.

Olshany. Huge apple orchards are planted near the greenhouses

Olshany. Greenhouses

A rather unexpected distinctive feature of Olshan is that more than half of the population here are Protestants. There is an explanation for this. Back in 1927, “behind Polish watches,” the first evangelical preachers appeared in Olshany. And very soon many local residents converted to Protestantism.

After the annexation of Western Belarus to Eastern Belarus, difficult times began in Olshany. Believers were not allowed to enter universities and, accordingly, get jobs in the city. They literally fed on what they themselves grew. Therefore, since the late 70s, local residents managed to grow cucumbers for sale, which they transported throughout the USSR. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Olshany finally turned into the “cucumber capital”. But Protestantism was not abandoned. There is such a luxurious house of worship now in Olshany.

House of Prayer in Olshany

There is also a church - St. Paraskeva Fridays. Modern, but built on the site of an older wooden temple that burned down. Opposite, on a large boulder there is a memorial plaque with the history of the church.

Church of St. Paraskeva Fridays in Olshany

History of the Church of St. Paraskeva Fridays in Olshany

And in Olshany there are very nice row houses. Almost all of the wooden houses are decorated with carvings, and most of them have a “sun” on the roof. As protection from evil spirits.

Olshany. Development

Row housing in Olshany

David Gorodok. City of David

Let's start with the fact that David-Haradok was founded at the turn of the 12th – 13th centuries. The prince, naturally, David. But not the famous David Gorodensky, who attacked the crusaders near Novogrudok and took away their horses and armor. No, another David showed up here. Volyn Prince David Igorevich. He received a reign here and became the founder of a local dynasty.

On the coat of arms of David-Gorodok there is a pier and a golden ship that moored to it. And it is no coincidence that the city itself is located on the Goryn River. This means that local princes could control the movement of ships both along this river and along the Pripyat.

Now in the city center there is a monument to Prince David.

Monument to Prince David in David-Haradok

Castle Hill has also been preserved. True, without the slightest trace of fortifications - the castle was wooden. But there is a memorial stone that marks the place where the city began.

Castle Hill in David-Haradok

By the way, in 1551, Davyd-Gorodok came into the possession of Nikolai Razdivil the Black, who founded the David-Gorodok ordination here. But no landmarks remain from those times.

The oldest building here is the wooden St. George (Yuryevskaya) Church. It dates back to the 18th century. The temple is considered the prototype of many religious buildings in Belarusian Polesie.

St. George's (Yuryevskaya) Church in David-Haradok

There is an old cemetery near St. George's Church. Some tombstones are an attraction in themselves. For example, this “tree with chopped branches.” Such crosses were placed on the last representatives of the family.

St. George's (Yuryevskaya) Church in David-Haradok. Gravestone in an ancient cemetery

The Church of the Kazan Icon of Our Lady was built in the pseudo-Russian style. Actually, you can’t say much about her. Elegant, pink...

Church of the Kazan Icon of Our Lady in David-Gorodok

Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in David-Gorodok. Priest's grave

Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in David-Gorodok. Brahma

Another interesting thing about David-Gorodok is its wooden buildings. Many houses are decorated with elaborate carvings.

Unfortunately, local authorities recently destroyed one of the most valuable attractions of David-Haradok. A wooden two-story house was built for his family by sausage maker Semyon Kulaga at the beginning of the last century. Later, the Soviets sent him and one of his older sons to the Gulag, and their house was taken away. All this time the building was used for various institutions, and in recent years it has become unnecessary.

Kulag House in David-Gorodok

Kulag House in David-Gorodok. Window decor element

Recently, the ancient Kulaga house was demolished, despite the protests of Stepan Kulaga’s great-granddaughter, who intended to buy out the “great-grandfather’s hut” for any money. The building was also recognized by the capital's architects as unique. However, local authorities chose to destroy the ancient house. Now it is planned to make a parking lot in its place - especially for the regional Dozhinki, which will be held this year. Read more about this story.

Another (and last) two-story wooden house in David-Gorodok is still alive. We hope he will still survive and survive Dozhinki safely.

Wooden two-story house in David-Gorodok

David-Haradok is a city of regional subordination in the Stolin district of the Brest region. Located on the Goryn River, 99 km from Pinsk, 273 km from Brest, 292 km from Minsk. The distance to the border with Ukraine is 48 km. The road of republican significance Zhitkovichi - David-Haradok - the border of Ukraine passes through David-Haradok.

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History of development - David-Haradok

P>It is believed that David-Gorodok was founded in 1100 by the Volyn prince David Igorevich, from whom the name of the settlement, previously called simply “Gorodok,” came from. From the 15th century the name changed somewhat to Davydov Town, and from the 17th century. The city received its modern name - David-Gorodok.

From the middle of the 14th century, David-Haradok became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and became the possession of the Lithuanian princes. In the 16th century The Grand Duke of Lithuania and Poland, King Sigismund I, transfers his Polesie possessions, including David-Haradok, to his wife, Queen Bona Sforza, who carries out a number of administrative and economic reforms that contribute to the development of the region. During the reign of Bona Sforza, David-Haradok was often attacked by the Tatars. Thus, in 1527, the great Lithuanian hetman Konstantin Ostrozhsky defeated the Tatar army near Pinsk, after which the captured Tatars were allowed to settle in David-Gorodok and, having converted to Orthodoxy, marry local girls.

In the middle of the 16th century, King Sigismund II Augustus granted a place to the Vilna voivode, Prince Nikolai Radziwill the Black. Subsequently, David-Gorodok was transformed into a primogeniture and was inherited by the eldest of the sons of the clan. The Radziwills owned the town until the beginning of the 20th century.

In the 16th century, David-Haradok became a large trading center specializing in the trade of grain, fish, honey, mushrooms, berries, game, poultry, livestock, and handicrafts. More than half of the city's population were engaged in trade. It is known that the city had Magdeburg Law, which it received at the end of the 16th century from Albrecht Radziwill, although no documents indicating this have survived. The independence of the city is indicated by the presence of a class of burghers in David-Gorodok, the election of governing bodies, as well as independence in economic life.

In 1793, as a result of the Second Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, David-Haradok became part of the Russian Empire. In the 19th century, industry actively developed in the town: there was a distillery and tannery, a shipyard, an oil mill, mills, and a sawmill. In November 1917, Soviet power was established in David-Gorodok, and already in the 1918-1920s. the city was occupied first by German and later by Polish troops.

According to the terms of the Riga Peace Treaty of 1921, David-Haradok, as part of Western Belarus, became part of Poland, where it remained until the outbreak of World War II in 1939. In the autumn of the same year, Soviet troops entered the territory of Western Belarus, which, from that moment , became part of the BSSR. On July 7, 1941, David-Haradok was abandoned by the Red Army and occupied by Nazi troops. Liberated on July 9, 1944 by troops of the 1st Belorussian Front during the Belarusian strategic offensive operation. During the Great Patriotic War, a Jewish ghetto was organized in the town, in which almost the entire Jewish population of the town was destroyed.

Today David-Haradok is a modern city in which industrial enterprises, cultural and educational institutions operate.

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Tourist potential - David-Haradok

Of greatest interest to tourists in David-Gorodok is the wooden three-frame building, erected in 1724 and being the prototype of many religious buildings of the 18th century. The external decoration of the church is quite modest, however, the wooden carvings in the altar part of the temple are a wonderful example of folk art.

In the center of the city rises - Prince David. In addition, nearby is located ancient castle. Also in the city, the headquarters of the Polish border battalion was preserved, where the soldiers’ barracks and the old Jewish cemetery were located. An excellent example of the retrospective Russian style is the five-domed one built in 1913.