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Barysaŭ Castle

🇧🇾 Belarus

Barysaŭ Castle in Belarus
Photo: francis-maks · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Barysaŭ Castle, the Borisov fortress (Belarusian: Барысаўскі замак), was a fortification that existed in the town of Borisov in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (the present-day Minsk region of Belarus). The castle was of strategic importance, standing at the crossing of the river route from the Baltic to the Black Sea and the land route into the interior of the country.

Machine-translated from “Борисовский замок” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barysaŭ Castle ranks #4,940 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 37 mapped in Belarus. See how Belarus compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Barysaŭ Castle?

Barysaŭ Castle stands in Belarus, at 54.24028°, 28.50083°.

How famous is Barysaŭ Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,940 of 7,044 worldwide, and #24 in Belarus. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Barysaŭ Castle?

Minsk Castle, about 72 km away.

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