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Transfiguration Church, Polotsk

A well-preserved building from the times of old Rus', with some later alterations.

2.5km

55.5040944428.78078056

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk

This medieval building was completely redecorated during the Baroque period.

4.6km

55.4861111128.75872222

Mound of Glory

memorial

137km

54.0186127.89833
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Polotsk

Belarus
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Polotsk

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 82,000 inhabitants and with considerable architectural heritage from the times of old Rus as well as from the later periods.

Polotsk is one of the most ancient cities of the Eastern Slavs. The Primary Chronicle (a history of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110, compiled in Kiev about 1113) listed Polotsk in 862 (as Полотескъ, /poloteskŭ/), together with Murom and Beloozero. However, an archaeological expedition from the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus suggests that Polotsk existed in the first half of the 9th century.

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