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 war monument by danyoLeave a Comment Address: Stefana BatorijaDirections: center
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 novi zamak by danyoLeave a Comment Directions: near the river west of the center
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As I wrote on the introduction, Hrodna's population before WWII was formed at almost 40% by Jews. It's not strange, so, to find some Jewish roots, even after the Nazis, the Communists and the bombing passed.
The most important of the old Jewish buildings in Hrodna is without any doubt the Great Synagogue, the most important one in Belarus, but nowadays totally abandoned in a very bad shape...
Orthodox churches are being restored, rebuilt or totally built from new, some catholic churches saw some good renovation too, expecially in Hrodna, while the only Synagogue is lying there in the dust and ruins... it's really a pity, it's a very important monument to one of the most important communities living in this pretty town, almost totally liquidated by the Germans during WWII. Let's hope the Belarusian Goverment will start to take care about this temple too. Leave a Comment
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At the road to Bialystok, about three kilometres outside the city, in the suburb, Uznie, there you find the large local market for cars.
You meet the local people at their search for car parts to understanding prices. At the same market you also find the green market, fresh vegetables and a market for building articles.
If you are interested in handy made things, it is a ”must” to go there.
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Hrodna is full of catholic churches and probably there were many more in the past (as well as other confessions temples) and it remembers me a lot of Vilnius. One of my favourite is the church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, quite a run down church you can find in the little streets of the old town, surrounded by a high wall partially hiding the Bridgettine cloister with the wooden two-storey dormitory (1630s) still standing on the grounds. This is one of the oldest Baroque churches in this part of Europe, dating back to 1642.
Unfortunately it was closed when I walked there around but it was already so beautiful just to look at it from outside with an early evening light. I found some other pictures on internet, also of the cloister and it's surely one of the best places to visit in Hrodna, surely my favourite one. Leave a Comment
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Lying in the part of the town between the railway and Lenin square, there's the orthodox cathedral, built in the early 1900s in polychrome style. It could look a bit like a "cake with onions", but surely it's a nice piece of architecture and temple for the orthodox population in Hrodna, among the many catholic baroque churches, mainly used by the Polish speaking population of the town. Leave a Comment
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The River Neman have made it’s way west to Grodno city. Very beautiful in the summertime. The river rises on the Minsk Highland in Belarus. From here to the point where it discharges into the Baltic Sea, at Kurshsky Bay, it flows a distance of 939 km. The Belarus section of the river is 462 km long, with an 18 km long section that forms the Belarus-Lithuanian frontier. The river flows through Lithuania for a further 346 km with nearly 100 km forming the frontier between Lithuania and Russia. The final 13 km of its length is through the Russian Federation (Kaliningrad Oblast).
The Neman catchment has a total area of 98 thousand km2.
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There are two castles in Hrodna, one facing the other and they are simply called the old and the new castle.
Not much remains of the 13th century old castle, but the ruins are nice and the view over the Nioman river is great, high on the cliffs.
The new castle is even less interesting, it's just quite a modern structure in neoclassical style which now houses a museum. Once again the view over the river is spectacular.
On weekends, expecially in Summer and Spring, the 2 castles are invaded by wedding couples all going there to take pictures with the beautiful view of the old castle and the river Nioman. It's nice just to walk around there and take a look at the celebrating people. Leave a Comment
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Unlike in Minsk, Hrodna has a pedestrian street, and all streets around here are much smaller, which is typical of old towns. Savetskaya (quite a nostalgica name...) is the main street of the old town of Hrodna, and it's all dedicated to pedestrians.
Here you can find some of the finest houses, all perfectly restored, shops and places to eat and buy a drink. The road is paved with cobblestones and lined with trees. I was there on an incredibly hot and sunny Spring day on a saturday, the street was crowded with people... and some of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen in my life. ;)
It's a nice place just to walk around and all young and old people of Hrodna seem to agree! :) Leave a Comment
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