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History of city Grodno (Hrodna) in photos

A small historical reference

Hrodna - the center of the Grodno region, located on the west of the country, on the border with Poland and Lithuania, on the banks of the Neman River. Date of establishment and the first written mention - 1127. Previously, the name - Goroden, Gorodno, Gorodnya. He received the Magdeburg Law in 1496.

Sights - The Old Castle (end of XI century), the personal residence of the Stefan Batory Foundation; Boris and Gleb (Kalozha) church, one of the structures of the pre-Mongol period; Lutheran church beginning of the XIX century; Nativity of the Mother of God Monastery, built in 1720; catholic church of St. Francis Xavier - the cathedral of the Catholic diocese of Grodno; New Castle, built in the years 1734-1751 as a summer residence of Polish kings and the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.

Grodno. Governor's House (the former palace of A. Tizengauzen)
Governor's House (the former palace of A. Tizengauzen)
Grodno. Farny Church of St. Francis Xavier
Farny Church of St. Francis Xavier
Grodno. Monastery of brigittok and the Annunciation Church
Monastery of brigittok and the Annunciation Church
Grodno. Muravievskaya street
Muravievskaya street
Grodno. Panorama of the city
Panorama of the city
Grodno. Panorama of the city
Panorama of the city
Grodno. Panorama of the city
Panorama of the city
Grodno. Panorama of the city
Panorama of the city
Grodno. Panorama of the city
Panorama of the city
Grodno. Panorama of the city
Panorama of the city
Grodno. Paradnaya area
Paradnaya area
Grodno. Railway Station Square
Railway Station Square
Grodno. Town hall
Town hall
Grodno. Sobornaya street
Sobornaya street
Grodno. Sobornaya street
Sobornaya street
Grodno. Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Grodno. A view on the old castle
A view on the old castle
Grodno. A view on the old castle
A view on the old castle
Grodno. Theatre Tizengauzen
Theatre Tizengauzen
Grodno. View of the city
View of the city
Grodno. View of the city, 1920
View of the city, 1920
Grodno. View on Zanemanskaya side, 1946
View on Zanemanskaya side, 1946
Grodno. Zamkovaya street
Zamkovaya street
Grodno. Zamkovaya street
Zamkovaya street

Photos posted on the website in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1 of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of 9 September 1886, the term of protection which is fifty years after the author's death.

After this period photos it becomes public domain. The participants of the Berne Convention are 167 States.


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