Tuteishy guide. Pruzhany. Pruzhany District Executive Committee - history of Pruzhany attractions

There are several legends regarding the appearance of the name “Pruzhany”. According to one of them, the name comes from the main agricultural crop in these places - millet. Other sources claim that the Baltic tribes of the Prussians once lived on the territory of modern Pruzhany, who escaped from the Crusaders at the end of the 13th - beginning of the 14th centuries. A must visit in Georgia.

Part Russian Empire Pruzhany was included in 1795. Since 1921 it was part of Poland, and in 1939 the city became part of the Belarusian SSR.

Basic prices for travelers to Pruzhany

Holidays in the city will not hurt tourists’ pockets, since prices in Belarusian cities are quite reasonable. There are two hotels in the city where tourists can stay comfortably. The first is called “Mukhovets” (Shirmy St., 15). It contains one and double rooms and luxury apartments. The rooms have bathrooms, showers, refrigerator, TV, telephone. Placement cost: single rooms- 44,000-48,000 bel. RUR, double rooms - 49,000-52,500 BYN. RUB, apartment - 94,700 BYN. rub.

On Gorina-Kolyada Street, 26 there is the Veras Hotel with 1,2,3,4-room rooms with one junior suite. The rooms have everything you need, the hotel has a parking lot (unguarded) and a hairdresser. Prices from 16,000 BYN. rub. (in a room for four) up to 37,800 BYN. rub. (junior suite).

Those tourists who do not want to stay in hotels can rent a room or apartment. For those arriving for a short stay, daily rental- the best option.

What to see in Pruzhany

It cannot be said that there are many attractions in Pruzhany, but still the city has preserved buildings that have architectural, artistic and historical value.

The shopping arcades, built in the 19th century, represent an elongated rectangle and are divided into shopping sections. The perimeter rows are surrounded by an arched gallery, which is typical for buildings of this type. The shopping arcades are interesting as examples of monumental architecture, a peculiar mixture of baroque and classicism. In the cities of Belarus, literally only a few such buildings have survived.

On Sovetskaya Street you can get an idea of what the city looked like before. Fragments of old buildings have been preserved here late XIX- the beginning of the 20th century, in particular a music school (before that the treasury), a pharmacy, a school, residential buildings.

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, built in 1857-1880, is architectural structure in the style of classicism. Although by that time this style had already begun to decline, Orthodox churches(especially in the provinces) continued to observe these traditions, which were dictated by the policy of the Synod. The bell tower of the temple, rising above the cathedral, is a high-rise dominant and a kind of landmark of the old part of the city.

Ascension Church (1878-1883) is a local example of neoclassical architecture.

How to get to Pruzhany

Pruzhany and surrounding areas - beautiful place for relaxation in the lap of Belarusian nature. Tourists who prefer a cheap holiday without the mediation of travel agencies can get to Pruzhany on their own. From Minsk to Pruzhany 288 km, if you go by own car, then you should follow the following route: from the Moscow Ring Road to Dzerzhinsk - turn to Stolbtsy - turn to Baranovichi - turn to Slonim - turn to Ruzhany - turn to Pruzhany.

The area passes through Railway. 13 km from Pruzhany there is the Oranchitsy railway station (Moscow - Minsk - Brest line). The Pruzhany city bus depot serves both city and suburban routes (27 routes) and intercity routes (4 routes).

Pruzhany palace

In Pruzhany Park you can see a real gem city, which is called the Pruzhany Palace. This is a wonderful example of estate and park architecture, located in the Shvykovsky estate, former owners estates. The monument represents an Italian rural villa in a neo-romantic style, the only one on the territory of Belarus. According to legend, the Romanov family visited this estate several times. The tsar indulged in hunting fun in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, and at that time his wife communicated with the mistress of the estate.

Currently, the Palacik houses a museum where you can admire the recreated ancient interiors. This winter Garden, a fragrant and lush greenhouse, a charming flower hall, a hunting office in the style of the 19th century, a music and art living room, a folk crafts hall, an art gallery. The museum houses “The Last Supper,” a very rare wooden icon from the 16th century.

Waterpark Pruzhany

In 2011, the city opened its own water park. This entertainment center, located in the Water Palace. Visitors can enjoy a swimming pool (25 m, depth 2.3 m) with 6 lanes, a sauna, bathhouse, billiards, table tennis, gyms for fitness and weightlifting, and a cafeteria. The area of the water park is 300 m2, visually divided into children's and adult areas, between which there is a jacuzzi and two bridges. For children there is a separate shallow pool (0.95 m).

The following people work at the water park: water attractions: “Mushroom”, waterfalls, “Mountain River”, underwater jets, attractions for little ones (the “Little Mermaid” waterfall and “Valley of Geysers”), two spiral slides for older ones.

A trip to the city of Pruzhany is an indispensable component of most tourist programs that are aimed at holidays in Belarus. It will be interesting to visit this city for both adults and children.

Locals are offended that the Pruzhany district is perceived as a transit point on the way to Belovezhskaya Pushcha, but the local interesting places and attractions are enough for several excursion days! The editors decided to check whether this is true, why it’s worth coming here, and how long it will take to get acquainted with the surrounding area for the first time.

RUZHANY

1st stop. Belarusian Versailles

Belarusian Versailles is what everyone strives to see in Ruzhany. The palace of the early 17th century was originally built by the Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Lev Sapieha as a defensive castle. And today the red brick ruins, together with the entrance gate restored in 2011, look very impressive.

Be sure to check out the Ruzhansky Museum palace complex Sapega" in the entrance wings. Here you will learn about the history of Ruzhany, where, according to legend, it leads underground passage from the 3rd floor of the basement, when was the last time representatives of the Sapieha family were here, how many Jews returned to the village after the Second World War, how a theatrical marriage registration is held within the walls of the museum. It will not be boring!

The museum is open from Wednesday to Sunday inclusive, from 9 to 18.00 and a break (13.00-14.00). Entrance - 2.50 rubles, for students, schoolchildren and pensioners - 1.80 rubles. Group excursion for an adult group of up to 25 people, the museum and complex will cost 12 rubles, only the museum will cost 7 rubles. For singles individual tour for the museum and complex it will cost 7.50 rubles.

Events on the palace grounds are becoming a frequent occurrence. So, on June 3, the fifth festival “Ruzhanskaya Brama” was held here with an evening fire show, an exhibition and sale of products of folk craftsmen, children's attractions and an animation program.

2nd stop. Anniversary Church

In the center of Ruzhany there is a stone Trinity Church built in 1617 on the site of a wooden one. In the 18th century, 2 symmetrical chapels were completed - the Holy Cross and St. Barbara, and later several more reconstructions were carried out. The last one was in 1997-2003 with the support of Maria Sapieha and the Polish Ministry of Culture, as indicated by the memorial sign at the entrance. Architecture lovers will recognize this historical building features of Baroque and Classicism. It is interesting that many things inside are original, for example, the bench on which representatives of the magnate Sapega family prayed. By the way, this summer the Trinity Church will celebrate its 400th anniversary.

3rd stop. Savior icon

On the opposite side of the church, after crossing a small park, look into the Peter and Paul Church. If you are lucky and you find Father Alexander, from his lips you will hear an amazing story about how in 1895, after a strong fire in the entire village, only the temple remained undamaged, in which high temperature The windows just burst. The residents, who were hiding in a stone church from harm, were saved by the most revered icon in this area, the 17th-century Ruzhany icon.

4th stop. In the park

In the park near the church, and in some other places in the village, you will notice beautiful wooden sculptures. They appeared in Ruzhany in 2013 after a plein air show of woodcarvers. Here are the Grand Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Lev Sapega himself, and his son Kazimir, also Polish king Vladislav IV Vasa with his wife, and the Polish Queen Bona Sforza. Famous craftsmen from different cities of Belarus carved dozens of figures in honor of bright and active personalities who influenced the historical and cultural heritage of Ruzhany. A few meters from the wooden composition you will see a monument to Soviet soldiers - this is where the city hall was once located.

5th stop. Papernya

IN summer time after a walk around the village great place Lake Papernya will be a place for relaxation with coastline 12 km. Its name is due to the fact that in the early 1600s Lev Sapieha built a paper factory here. The picturesque area with a pine forest and swans on the shore inspires and calms, and thanks to the bright pine aroma it is easy to breathe here. This is probably why the Ruzhansky sanatorium, located in Ruzhanskaya Pushcha, is always full of vacationers. People come here for mud therapy, hirudotherapy, halotherapy in a salt cave, and hypoxytherapy - breathing mountain air.

6th stop. Unique village

Locals will advise you to travel from Ruzhany to the surrounding area, namely to the village of Lyskovo. On the way, you can have a snack at the Tavern cafe, decorated in the spirit of the Middle Ages. From ancient castle in the swamps near Lyskov there is nothing left, except that defensive ditches can be seen here and there. But in the village itself you can admire the majestic and dilapidated building of the Trinity Church, which previously belonged to the monastery of 1751. Another attraction of the village is Orthodox Church Nativity of the Virgin Mary, built - attention! - in 1933. The year of construction is explained by the fact that the territory was part of Poland until 1939, and there was no Soviet power here. It is also noteworthy that this is the only monument of wooden architecture in Belarus, made under the influence of the architecture of Transcarpathia and the Art Nouveau style. Lyskovo is unique not only for its preserved wooden church, but also by the fact that it was here that the famous “Chronicle of Bykhovets” was created - a set of Belarusian-Lithuanian chronicles of the 16th century.

Considering the busy excursion program, you can stay overnight in Ruzhany. But there's only one here private hotel. It’s better to go to Pruzhany, where there are more accommodation options and there will probably be free rooms. We recommend the Mukhavets Hotel.

PRUSHANY

1st stop. Miraculous icon

From the building next to the Mukhavets hotel, three portraits will look at you - these are famous fellow countrymen of Pruzhany. One of them is Mikhail Zabeida-Sumitsky, the first Belarusian to perform in Milan opera house"La Scala". Nearby are two main attractions of the city center - the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the shopping arcades of the late 19th century. The temple was built in just two years with donations from townspeople, landowners and peasants, and Moscow merchants. It contains an icon that in 1934 showed a miracle - tears flowed from the eyes of the Mother of God. The shopping arcades were originally wooden, but in 1867 they acquired their modern appearance. In each niche there was a separate shop, where, as a rule, Jews traded.

2nd stop. “Mukha and Vets”

A couple of minutes walk from the Palace of Culture, which, like many other things in the city, was transformed in preparation for Dozhinki 2003, there is the only sculptural composition in Belarus over the river “Mukha and Vets”. Installed in 2009, it symbolizes the confluence of the Mukha River and the Vets Canal, where the Mukhavets River, the right tributary of the Western Bug, originates. The sculptures may not look grandiose, but they can be considered cute business card cities.

3rd stop. Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary opened its doors to parishioners as a church only in 1998, although construction began in the 2nd half of the 19th century. The history of the Catholic church was influenced by the uprising of 1863, as a result of which the almost completed building was transferred to Orthodox believers. Locals they say that during the Great Patriotic War, soldiers warmed themselves in this temple by lighting a fire from the organ. Now this is the only church in Pruzhany.

While walking in the city in hot weather, you can cool off - go to the ice or water palace. For adults, an hour of skating with skate rental will cost 3 rubles, for children under 16 years old - 2.45 rubles. And the water palace has a swimming pool and a small water park. A visit to it will cost 5.35 rubles for an adult (70 minutes), for children – 4 rubles.

4th stop. Pruzhany palace

We recommend visiting the Pruzhany Palace Museum-Estate, both outside and inside. In the building of this unusual early Renaissance rural villa today there are several museum exhibitions: ethnographic, a salon with a piano and copies of works by Napoleon Orda, a hunting office, an exhibition of contemporary artists, an icon hall. The guide will tell you in detail about the owners of the estate, built according to the design of the Italian architect, and their fates. And in the hall of ethnographic composition you will see products of glossy and black-smoky ceramics, widely known in the Pruzhany region since the 16th century and, unfortunately, practically not developed in our time.

5th stop. “Wooden” people

In the Pruzhany region there is a village in which the famous folk master of traditional artistic crafts Nikolai Tarasyuk, a 10th generation peasant, lived all his life. In the village of Stoily, Nikolai Vasilyevich remained the last inhabitant, except for his beloved “wooden people,” who still live in a small house next to the owner’s. The figurines, skillfully made by a master from wood, wicker and straw, “tell” about rural life and the way of life of Belarusian peasants. Unfortunately, Stables does not yet have a full-fledged museum where anyone can come, but the daughter of a famous master is always happy to have guests. You can see the works not only in the village, but also in National Museum history and culture, in the Brest Local Lore Museum.

If the second day of such a mini-trip seems eventful to you, and there is really something to see in the Pruzhany region, do not rush home. There are many good farmsteads in the surrounding villages where you can stay overnight and have a hot home-cooked dinner.

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Population

Story

The first mention of the Prushan volost dates back to 1433. According to the writer and historian Yu. I. Krashevsky and others, the name arose in connection with the settlement here of Prussians fleeing from the crusaders (Pruss, Prussians, Prushans). Pruzhany has been known since 1487 under the name Dobuchin. Until 1519, Pruzhany was part of the Kobrin Principality. After the death of the Kobrin prince Ivan Semenovich, Pruzhany came into the possession of his wife Fedora, in 1519, by the privilege of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund I the Old - to Marshal V. Kostevich, they were part of the Kobrin eldership. Since 1520 in Kobrin Povet, Podlaskie Voivodeship, since 1566 in Brest Povet and Voivodeship. In the 16th century they belonged to Queen Bona of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and her daughter Anna. Four fairs a year were held in Pruzhany. According to the inventory of 1563, Pruzhany had 1,250 inhabitants, 7 streets, 278 farms. In the 16th century there was a Pruzhany “royal courtyard” (a wooden palace, 2 outbuildings, a stable, a barn, a furnace, a bakery, 4 barns, a water mill, a garden).

On May 6, 1589, King Sigismund III, at the request of his aunt Queen Anna, granted the residents of Pruzhany the Magdeburg right “for eternity.”

During the wars of the mid-17th - 1st half of the 18th century. the city was severely destroyed, the number of buildings decreased by 5 times. In 1776 he was deprived of Magdeburg rights. By the end of the 18th century. restored, in 1791 - 2094 inhabitants.

Since 1795 Pruzhany has been part of Russia: a city, the center of the Slonim province, since 1797 of the Lithuanian province, since 1801 of the Grodno province. In 1845 they received new coat of arms: on a light brown background there is a spruce with a hunting pipe hanging on the branches. In 1866, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was built in the center of Pruzhany, and in 1878, the Transfiguration Church. In 1857 the city had 5,665 inhabitants. During the uprising of 1863-64. detachments of R. Roginsky, S. Songin and B. Rylsky operated in the Pruzhanshchina. On February 13, 1863, they occupied the city.

The abolition of serfdom contributed to economic development cities.

According to the 1897 census, Pruzhany has 7,633 residents (43.4% literate), including Jews - 5,079, Belarusians - 2,316, Russians - 443, Poles - 225. There were 14 small enterprises, a district and two-year parish school, and 6 hospitals. In the 19th-1st half of the 20th century. Pruzhany is known as a center of pottery. During the revolution of 1905-07. In Pruzhany there were strikes by workers at a tobacco factory and a distillery. Since August 1915, the city was occupied by German troops, and from January 30, 1919 to July 1920, by Polish troops. From July 27 to September 19, 1920, Soviet power was in the city, and a district military revolutionary committee operated.

According to the Riga Peace Treaty in 1921-39. Pruzhany was part of Poland: a povet town in Polesie Voivodeship. The workers' struggle for national liberation was led by the organizations KPZB, KSMZB, and the Belarusian Peasant-Worker Community.

Since September 1939, Pruzhany has been part of the BSSR, since January 15, 1940, the center of the Brest region district. On June 23, 1941, the city was occupied by the Nazi invaders. Since 1942, the underground anti-fascist committee operated, from November 23, 1943 to July 11, 1944 - the underground district committee of the CP(b)B, from September 1, 1943 to July 11, 1944 - the underground district committee of the LKSMB. The occupiers killed more than 4 thousand people in the death camp in the city; the housing stock was destroyed by 70%. July 17, 1944 Pruzhany was liberated by units of the 28th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front.

In 1959, in the regional design workshops of the city of Baranovichi, a layout scheme for Pruzhany was developed, which streamlined the irregular grid of streets. In 1974, a master plan for the city was developed at the Minsk branch of the Central Research and Design Institute of Urban Planning.

The city has 3 planning areas: southern, western and eastern. The planning structure is determined by the central axial highway (Sovetskaya, Kobrinskaya, Oktyabrskaya streets), Lenin, R. Shirma, Krasnoarmeyskaya streets perpendicular to it and the curvilinear outline of the river floodplain. Mukhavets. Historical center The city is Sovetskaya Square, where architectural monuments of the 19th century have been preserved. - shopping arcades and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The new administrative and public center of Pruzhany was formed on R. Shirmy and Sovetskaya streets. The building includes the House of Soviets, a hotel, and a residential building with shops. The central part of the city and the centers of the eastern and northern districts are built up with multi-storey residential buildings. New microdistricts have emerged in the northern part of the city and along the street. Oktyabrskaya. The southern industrial zone was formed.

Main industrial enterprises: fruit canning plant, creamery, cannery, flax plant, combines building materials, public utilities, cooperative industry. There is a regional association "Agricultural Chemistry", a regional consumer services plant, a sewing and knitting factory, 4 construction organizations and 4 motorcades.

In Pruzhany there is an agricultural technical college, 4 secondary schools, a gymnasium, a music and youth sports school, an ice and water palace, 7 preschool institutions, 1 Palace and 1 House of Culture, 1 cinema, 2 libraries, hospital, Brest Regional Agricultural Experimental Station, zonal agrochemical laboratory.

Economy

Pruzhany’s industry is represented by enterprises processing agricultural raw materials (dairy plant, flax plant, fruit canning plant, cooperative industry plant, bakery), the Zagedan metal structures plant, the production of electrical power equipment (Allur company), a radio components plant, a building materials plant, forestry that have their own production base, and other enterprises.

Pilot S.M. Gudimov, Soviet pilots, at the mass graves of Red Army soldiers, Soviet soldiers and partisans. The city is home to the Pruzhany Park, a natural monument of local importance.

Notes

Literature

“Cities, towns and castles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Encyclopedia"/ Salamakha V.P. - Minsk: "Belarusian Encyclopedia", 2009.
Acts issued by the Vilna Archaeographic Commission. -T.5. Acts of the Brest and Grodno city courts with the addition of privileges for land ownership in the Brest and Kobrin economies. - Vilnaa, 1871. - P.426-428.

Pruzhany - administrative center Pruzhansky district, Brest region. Located on the Mukhavets River, 89 km northeast of the city of Brest, 11 km from railway station Oranchitsy (on the Baranovichi - Brest line). The P85 highway passes through the city (Slonim - Ruzhany - Pruzhany - Vysokoye).

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History of development - Pruzhany

The first historical mentions of the town of Pruzhany date back to 1433, but it became known later, in 1487. In 1589 the town was granted Magdeburg law together with the city's statute, seal and coat of arms. During its history, the city had several coats of arms, but in 1998 it was recreated ancient coat of arms and is now the main symbol of the city.

During the First World War, the Pruzhanshchina found itself in the front-line zone and in the spring of 1915 the povet was occupied by the troops of the Kaiser’s Germany, who exported everything that was of value to them.

During the Great Patriotic War, two partisan brigades from several units in each. Was here underground printing house, which has been operating smoothly since 1942, changing its location several times. Pruzhany was liberated by units of the 28th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front on July 17, 1944.

In 1959, a planning scheme for Pruzhany was developed, which streamlined the irregular grid of streets. As a result, the city has 3 planning areas: southern, western and eastern. In 1974, a master plan for the city was developed at the Minsk branch of the Central Research and Design Institute of Urban Planning.

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Tourist potential - Pruzhany

The city has preserved many unique attractions. For example, a manor built in the mid-19th century. In 1998 it was located here Pruzhany District Museum of Local Lore, a little later the concept and name of the museum was changed. Now this . Not far from the museum there is a monument of wooden architecture, built in 1828.

In the second half of the 19th century, it was built in the city (1852), a little later, in 1857, construction began, and in 1878 it was built.

Another interesting place in the city - - an architectural monument with elements of baroque and classicism, it is a striking example monumental architecture, there are only a few such monuments left on the territory of Belarus.

After visiting historical attractions, city guests can visit. There are attractions, saunas, jacuzzi. Services are also provided for visitors gym, massage chair, games of billiards, table tennis, badminton.

Pruzhany is the administrative center of the Pruzhany district of the Brest region. Located on the Mukhavets River, 89 km northeast of the city of Brest, 11 km from the Oranchitsy railway station (on the Baranovichi - Brest line). The P85 highway passes through the city (Slonim - Ruzhany - Pruzhany - Vysokoye).

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History of development - Pruzhany

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Tourist potential - Pruzhany

In the second half of the 19th century, it was built in the city (1852), a little later, in 1857, construction began, and in 1878 it was built.

Another interesting place in the city is an architectural monument with elements of Baroque and Classicism, it is a striking example monumental architecture, there are only a few such monuments left on the territory of Belarus.

After visiting historical attractions, city guests can visit. There are attractions, saunas, jacuzzi. Visitors are also provided with the services of a gym, a massage chair, games of billiards, table tennis, and badminton.