Minsk, administrative and religious head Office of Belarus

Minsk is the capital of Belarus, country located in Europe of the east whose territory belonged to what a day was the Soviet Union but became independent some time later to the disintegration of this. If it interests you to know this place you should know that is found in to edges of the rivers Svislach and Niamiha.

You knew that this city shows off the title to be the largest one in surface of its nation and more populated? Yes, counts on nothing less than 1.814, 700 inhabitants approximately. Besides it has an administrative special status, therefore concentrates on a province and in a district the central structures that control the country. The first historic references of this place date from the 11th century, but in the year 1242 passes to be part of the grand Duchy of Lithuania (to see hotels in Lithuania) and receives privileges as city from 1499. From 1569 it was the capital of the region Minsk of the Commonwealth of Poland (to see hotels in Poland) and Lithuania; nevertheless, was enclosed to Russia in 1793 after the second division of Poland. With these data can be noted that the city has a strong historic load and along its existence has received influences of diverse nations.

It given the status that has in its country, Minsk is the most important arts center of Bierlorrusia. Its first spaces of diffusion were established in the middle of the 19th century and at present counts on 11 theaters, 16 museums, 20 movie theaters and 139 libraries; with what returns indisputable the cultural level that possesses. Of them they emphasize the National Grand Opera and Theater of Ballet of the Republic of Bierlorrusia and the Belorussian Theater of musical. Also counts on a series of important museums as the Belorussian Museum of the War, the National Museum of Arts, the Museum of History and Culture, the Natural Museum and of Environment, among many other. On the other hand, the religion has always had a very important role in this community; is because of it that other tourist attractions are the churches. Among the most important we consider example to the Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, built with a baroque style in the 17th century and with repairs in the two subsequent centuries; also the Cathedral of Holy María Virginia, that was built by the Jesuits to starts of the 18th century and was restored by last time in 1997; the Cathedral of San Joseph, that is part of the Monastery Bernardine and It fortified of San Pedro and San Pablo, which possesses two twin towers.