Castle
Minsk Castle
🇧🇾 Belarus · 11th century
The Minsk Castle (Belarusian: Мінскі замак, romanized: Minski zamak) was a wooden defensive structure in Minsk, built in the mid-11th century on the right bank of the Svislach river at its confluence with the Nyamiha river (in the area of March 8 Square); destroyed in the early 19th century, and ultimately leveled by the Soviet authorities in the 1950s. The area formerly surrounded by castle ramparts received the name Zamczysko.
Text adapted from “Minsk Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minsk Castle ranks #4,189 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 41 mapped in Belarus. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Minsk, 1 km away. See how Belarus compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Minsk Castle?
Minsk Castle stands in Belarus, at 53.90778°, 27.55167°.
When was Minsk Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Minsk Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,189 of 8,134 worldwide, and #21 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 Minsk Castle?
Pischalauski Castle, about 1 km away.
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