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Castles in Belarus

39 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one mapped with a photo and its story, 33 with sourced founding dates, ranked by Wikipedia coverage and real readership.

The most famous castle in Belarus is Brest Fortress, ranked #285 of 7,738 in the world — followed by Nesvizh Castle and Old Grodno Castle.

The Castlemap atlas charts 24 castles, 2 fortresses, 5 palaces & châteaux and 8 ruins in Belarus. They span more than 10 centuries — from Brest Castle (founded 901) to Viskuli (c. 1955). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Belarus.

Map of castles in Belarus

On the map they cluster thickest around Minsk — 11 within a 100 km day trip, then Brest (Belarus) (6). The northernmost is Ikazń Castle, the southernmost Davyd-Haradok Castle — about 397 km apart.

Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Minsk · Castles near Brest (Belarus).

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When they were built

Of the 39 landmarks mapped in Belarus, 33 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 16th century — 10 of them. 11 predate 1500 and 9 were built after 1700.

All 39 castles in Belarus

Brest Fortress
Fortress · 19th century · #285 worldwide · #1 in Belarus
Brest Fortress, formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress, is a 19th-century fortress in Brest, Belarus.
Nesvizh Castle
Castle · 16th century · #2 in Belarus
Nesvizh Castle or Nyasvizh Castle is a residential castle of the Radziwiłł family in Nyasvizh, Belarus. It is 183 metres above sea level.
Old Grodno Castle
Castle · 11th century · #3 in Belarus
The Old Grodno Castle in Grodno, Belarus, originated in the 11th century as the seat of a dynasty of Black Ruthenian rulers, descended from a younger…
Lida Castle
Castle · 14th century · #4 in Belarus
Lida Castle is a historic, medieval castle in Lida, Grodno Region, western Belarus.
Kosava Castle
Palace & château · 19th century · #5 in Belarus
Kosava Castle is a ruined castellated palace in Gothic Revival style located in Kosava, Belarus.
Mir Castle Complex
Castle · 16th century · #6 in Belarus
The Mir Castle Complex is a historic fortified castle and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Belarus.
Ruzhany Palace
Ruin · 18th century · #7 in Belarus
Ruzhany Palace is a ruined palace compound in Ruzhany village, Pruzhany District, Brest Region, Western Belarus.
Kreva Castle
Ruin · #8 in Belarus
Kreva Castle is the ruins of a major fortified residence of the rulers of Grand Duchy of Lithuania Gediminas and Algirdas in the village of Kreva,…
Pischalauski Castle
Castle · 19th century · #9 in Belarus
The Minsk Detention Center No. 1 or SIZO No. 1, informally known as Volodarka, Belarusian pronunciation: Valadarka, is the central prison of Belarus…
Navahrudak Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #10 in Belarus
The former castle in Navahrudak, Belarus was one of the strongholds of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, cited by Maciej Stryjkowski as the location of…
Gomel Palace
Palace & château · 18th century · #11 in Belarus
The Rumyantsev-Paskevich Residence is the main place of historical importance in the city of Gomel, Belarus.
New Grodno Castle
Palace & château · 18th century · #12 in Belarus
The New Castle in Grodno, Belarus is a royal palace of Augustus III of Poland and Stanisław August Poniatowski where the famous Grodno Sejm took…
Lubcha Castle
Castle · 16th century · #13 in Belarus
Lyubcha Castle or Lubcz Castle was a residential castle of the Radziwill family on the left bank of the Neman River at Lyubcha near Novogrudok,…
Babruysk Fortress
Fortress · 19th century · #14 in Belarus
Babruysk Fortress is a historic fortress in the city of Babruysk, Belarus, that was built between 1810 and 1836.
Halshany Castle
Ruin · 17th century · #15 in Belarus
Halshany or Holszany Castle is the ruined residence of the Sapieha magnate family in Halshany, Hrodna Voblast, Belarus.
Viskuli
Palace & château · 20th century · #16 in Belarus
Viskuli is a hunting estate in Białowieża Forest, in Pruzhany District, Brest Region, Belarus, named after the former khutor Viskuli nearby, about 8…
Brest Castle
Ruin · 10th century · #17 in Belarus
Brest Castle evolved in the course of several centuries from the Slavonic fortified settlement Berestye that had appeared at the turn of the 10th and…
Pruzhany Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #18 in Belarus
Pruzhany Palace is a museum in the town of Pruzhany, Brest region, western Belarus. It is a 19th-century mansion, at 50 Savetskaya Street.
Zaslaŭje Castle
Castle · 16th century · #19 in Belarus
Zaslaŭje Castle is a no longer existing 16th-century castle located about 1 km from the railway station in Zasław.
Minsk Castle
Castle · 11th century · #20 in Belarus
The Minsk Castle was a wooden defensive structure in Minsk, built in the mid-11th century on the right bank of the Svislach river at its confluence…
Hieraniony Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #21 in Belarus
Hieraniony or Gieraniony Castle is a ruined castle near the village of Hieraniony in Iwye District, Belarus.
Liahavichy Castle
Castle · 16th century · #22 in Belarus
Liachavičy Castle was a fortified Belarus castle. It was one of the most significant castles in Belarus in the 17th century.
Biely Kovieĺ Castle
Ruin · #23 in Belarus
Biely Kovieĺ Castle, the castle in Smolany, also referred to as the White Kowel Castle, is the ruins of a castle of the Sanguszko family of the Kowel…
Hajciuniški Castle
Castle · 17th century · #24 in Belarus
Hajciuniški Castle, the fortified manor in Gojcieniszki, is a castle of the Nonhart family located in the village of Gojcieniszki, in the Voranava…
Gomel Castle
Castle · 16th century · #25 in Belarus
Gomel Castle – a timber-and-earth defensive and administrative structure that existed from the 16th to the 18th century.
Barysaŭ Castle
Castle · #26 in Belarus
Barysaŭ Castle, the Borisov fortress, was a fortification that existed in the town of Borisov in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Bobruisk Castle
Castle · 14th century · #27 in Belarus
Bobruisk Castle was a complex of wooden defensive and administrative structures of medieval Bobruisk.
Kojdanaŭ Castle
Castle · 16th century · #28 in Belarus
Kojdanaŭ Castle was a stone castle built in the town of Koidanovo in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, when the town was under the rule of the…
Kobryn Castle
Castle · 11th century · #29 in Belarus
Kobryn castles were a complex of wooden defense and administrative structures that existed in the city of Kobryn in the 16th–18th centuries.
Ikazń Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #30 in Belarus
Ikazń Castle is the ruins of a private castle of the Sapieha family from the 16th century. At present its only remnant is earthen ramparts.
Kopys Castle
Castle · #31 in Belarus
Kopys Castle stood in the urban settlement of Kopys, serving as its military and administrative centre, on the elevated left bank of the Dnieper on…
Vysokaje Castle
Castle · #32 in Belarus
Vysokaje Castle was a castle that existed in the 17th–18th centuries in the town of Vysokoye in the Kamenets district of the Brest region of Belarus.
Łyskaŭ Castle
Castle · 15th century · #33 in Belarus
Łyskaŭ Castle was a royal castle that existed in the 15th–18th centuries near the village of Lyskovo in the Pruzhany district of the Brest region of…
Karolin Castle
Castle · 17th century · #34 in Belarus
Karolin Castle stood in Karolin, a suburb of Pinsk. It was founded by the Grand Marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Prince Jan Karol Dolski, who…
Losk Castle
Castle · 14th century · #35 in Belarus
Losk Castle was a wooden defensive structure that existed in the 14th–18th centuries on a natural elevation between the Kozlovka and Veresovka,…
Davyd-Haradok Castle
Castle · 14th century · #36 in Belarus
Davyd-Haradok Castle was a complex of wooden defensive and administrative structures that existed in the 14th–18th centuries in the town of…
Kopyl Castle
Castle · #37 in Belarus
Kopyl Castle stood in the town of Kopyl in the 14th–18th centuries; it grew out of the citadel of the Kopyl of the chronicles, which in turn occupied…
Drysviaty Castle
Castle · 14th century · #38 in Belarus
Drysviaty Castle was a castle that existed in the 14th–17th centuries on Zamok island in Lake Drysviaty.
Kaźjany Castle
Castle · 16th century · #39 in Belarus
Kaźjany Castle existed in the 16th century to the north of the village of Kozyany in the Vitebsk powiat.

Frequently asked questions

How many castles are in Belarus?

The Castlemap atlas maps 39 landmarks (24 castles · 2 fortresses · 5 palaces & châteaux · 8 ruins) in Belarus — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.

What is the most famous castle in Belarus?

Brest Fortress, ranked #285 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 19th century.

What is the oldest castle in Belarus?

The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in Belarus is Brest Castle, founded 901. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.

Where are most of the castles in Belarus?

They cluster thickest around Minsk — 11 of the atlas's landmarks within 100 km, then Brest (Belarus) (6).

Which castles in Belarus are UNESCO World Heritage Sites?

Per Wikidata, 2 of the mapped landmarks hold a UNESCO World Heritage designation — inscribed in their own right or as part of an inscribed ensemble: Nesvizh Castle, Mir Castle Complex.

How many castles are there in Belarus?