Tag "Новогрудок"

Grodno Region

Grodno region boasts multiple attractions, such as Mir Castle Complex, Holszany and Lida Castles, Girviaty Trinity Church, and the beautiful architectural panorama of Grodno itself.

Navahrudak: The Land Of Kings

In the 14th century it was an episcopal see of the Metropolitanate of Lithuania. It is a possible first capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was first mentioned in the Sophian First Chronicle and Fourth Novgorod Chronicle in 1044 in relation to a war of Yaroslav I the Wise against Lithuanian tribes. During the 16th century, Maciej Stryjkowski was the first who, in his chronicle, proposed theory, that Navahrudak became the capital of the 13th century state.