Lyntupy is a village in Postavy district, Vitebsk region of Belarus. One of the main architectural sights of the village of Lyntupy is the Church of St. Andrew the Apostle. Some sources mention that the temple was consecrated in the name of St. Andrei Boboli, however, the official website of the Catholic Church in Belarus emphasizes that the temple and the parish bear the name of the Apostle Andrei. By the way, the village of Lyntupy was first mentioned in 1459 precisely in connection with the construction on the same site of the first, then still wooden church named after St. Andrew the Apostle. Well, the modern temple was built in 1914 on the central square of the village. In Soviet times, attempts were made to close the church, but the parishioners managed to defend it. In many ways, therefore, this temple has survived to this day in good condition. The church also continues to be maintained in excellent condition to this day. The church in the village of Lyntupy is quite an interesting tourist attraction, an important architectural monument of the early 20th century, a historical and cultural value and an interesting landmark of Belarus.
Another important attraction of the village of Lyntupy is a small palace and park complex located here. All buildings belonging to this manor complex were built at the beginning of the 20th century. On this moment most buildings this complex relatively actively restored. The estate complex in the village of Lyntupy includes: a small palace, which is the central building of the entire complex; another administrative building (already restored); a very interesting tower (this tower served for household purposes and was erected, like other buildings, at the beginning of the 20th century, but it looks like it is a medieval defensive tower, it even has loopholes); further, a lot of outbuildings, some of which are still fully functioning as part of one of the local enterprises; several arched bridges and fragments of a park with artificial reservoirs and small canals. The manor complex in the village of Lyntupy is also an important architectural monument of the early 20th century, a historical and cultural value and an interesting landmark of Belarus.
In the Postavy district, there is an inconspicuous, at first glance, urban village - Lyntupy. Lyntupy has been known since 1459, when the Vilna voivode A. Dovgirdovich built a wooden church of St. Andrew. In the middle of the 16th century, the place belonged to the Oshmyany county of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The owners were Buchinsky, Ostrovsky, Gilzeny.
And since 1795, Lyntupy has been part of Russia as a township, the center of the volost of the Sventsyansky district. From 1854 to 1939 the place belonged to the Bishevskys. In 1921-1939, the Lyntupy were part of the Sventsyansky district. Well, since 1939 they are again part of the Belarusian lands, like a village in the Postavy region. In 1967 it received the status of an urban settlement.
As you might have guessed, the Bishevsky estate was once located here, which was built in 1907 according to the project of the well-known Polish-Russian architect of that time - Count Tadeusz Rastvorovsky.
According to local legend, the young gentry Józef Biszewski fell in love with a beautiful French actress in Paris, and she, in turn, promised to marry him if he built for her magnificent palace.
Bishevsky hurried home immediately and ordered the construction of a magnificent stone palace. Each room of the palace had a rich decoration, had a different color scheme, and even original name(e.g. Chinese, Mauritanian). Near the palace were erected numerous outbuildings similar in style to the main building. There was even central heating in its walls - special voids through which warm air came from the basement. Even more attractive to this architectural complex gave the fact that it was located on an island, framed by 4 manually dug ponds, which were interconnected by channels.
And around the palace itself, a luxurious park of rare species of trees and shrubs with a charming summer arbor was planted. The palace had 2 entrances - one led to the park, and the second directly to the pond.
But, despite all the efforts of Bishevsky, the capricious Frenchwoman, visiting Lyntupy, did not appreciate his efforts, saying that her father had richer stables, and drove off back to her Paris. The gentry was upset. He himself did not live in the palace, but huddled in a small wooden house, and guests who came to endless parties lived and had fun in the chic palace. Sad, but vital. Lyntupy became a kind of monument to unrequited love.
However, there is another legend, a little more positive. They say that from the palace came several secret underground passages. In confirmation of this, once in the park, towards the church, there was a hole in the ground - probably the old brick vault of the passage could not stand it.
And, according to legend, in 1939 the Red Army captured the town of Lyntupy, Pan Bishevsky managed to escape. And at the same time, he hid part of his belongings in one of the underground passages. So, it is possible that walking through the park, we trample on the family heirlooms of Pan Bishevsky himself. Maybe someone will be able to find them!
But the palace is actually a work of art. You look at him - and your breath stops. Pictures from the past just appear before your eyes: ladies in chic dresses descending the steps of the palace, a beautiful pond with boats visible at night, young couples whirling in a waltz and a young gentleman watching this from the side, remembering his beloved.
The palace still has floor tiles, stucco decorations on the walls - all this gives the building even more importance, historicity .... Further plunging us into past centuries. 
However, at present the territory of the palace (including the palace itself) has been bought by the Russians. Restoration work is underway there, but not to restore the monument. As the workers we managed to meet told us, there is a plan to open a hotel or a camp site.
This is how Belarus loses the monuments of its history. Places where we can plunge into past centuries, imagine all the charm of both the palace and the people who visited it. A country without a past has no future.
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One of the attractions of the city of p. Lyntupy (Republic of Belarus, Vitebsk region, Postavy district) is the Bishevsky estate ( locals pronounced like Bushevsky). It was built in 1907 according to the design of the well-known Polish-Russian architect of that time - Count Tadeusz Rastvorovsky.
One of the local legends tells the story of the construction of this estate. A young gentry Józef Bishevsky fell in love in Paris with a beautiful French actress (I think she was a dancer). The Frenchwoman promised to marry him on the condition that he build a magnificent palace for her. Bishevsky, upon returning to Lyntupy, fulfilled the condition of his beloved - he built a two-story stone palace. Each room of the palace was richly decorated, differed in colors and had its own name (for example, Chinese, Moorish ...). There was even central heating in its walls - special voids through which warm air came from the basement. Outbuildings (house for servants, kitchen, cellar ...) were erected next to the palace, and each of them was decorated to match the main building. This entire complex of buildings was on an island, which was framed by four large hand-dug ponds and interconnected canals. A park of rare species of trees and shrubs was laid around the palace. A summer pavilion was built in the park, where musical evenings were held. On holidays, the gates of the estate were opened and everyone was allowed into the park. The palace had two entrances with columns. The entrance on one side led to the bridge to the park, and the entrance on the other side to the stone embankment of the nearest pond. On this embankment there were steps that allowed you to go down directly to the water (for example, to ride a boat).
The capricious Frenchwoman, having visited Lyntupy, did not appreciate the efforts of our countryman - she said that her father had stables even richer, and drove off back to her Paris. Jozef, heartbroken, settled not far from the palace in a small wooden house on the territory of the current distillery, and guests who came to endless parties lived and had fun in the new palace. Here is such a not funny story of the appearance in the north-west of Belarus of this unique manor and park complex, a monument of unrequited love.
What is a palace without a treasure? The second legend associated with the Bishevsky estate is about the treasure. Several underground passages left the estate. For example, one of them led directly to the church, which is located in the center of the town (about 500 meters from the estate). In confirmation of this, once in the park, towards the church, there was a hole in the ground - probably the old brick vault of the passage could not stand it. So, when in 1939 the Red Army captured the town of Lyntupy, Pan Bishevsky fled. At the same time, he left in a hurry and therefore left all the acquired good at home. Most of the valuables (for example, expensive dishes) were hidden in one of the underground passages. Once, in Soviet times, an old man was driven out of the basement of the palace, who was tapping the walls in one of his rooms. So, perhaps walking through the park, we are trampling on the family values of Pan Bishevsky.
Unfortunately, today the palace is in a deplorable state, and one can only guess how it was looking at old photographs, the remains of decorations on the walls and fragments of tiles on the floor. In Soviet times, the estate housed Lyntupskaya high school. The palace housed the director's office, school library, assembly hall, senior classes, and the school canteen in the basement. One of the four ponds was filled in - there was a school football field on it. On September 1, 1992, the school moved to a new building, and the estate was abandoned.
Only in June 2006, the Scientific and Methodological Council of the Department for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture decided to attribute the Bishevsky estate to historical values. But to this day, the sign "Gistarychnaya kashtoўnasts. Ahoўvaetstsa dzyarzhavay" has not appeared there.
In the decision of the Postavy District Council of Deputies dated December 15, 2006 No. 176 "On the Program for the Socio-Economic Development of the Urban Settlement of Lyntupy for 2006-2010" it was written: "In order to develop the material base for recreation and tourism of the urban village, it is planned to reconstruct the architectural monument - of the palace and park complex "Bishevsky's Estate", to develop an excursion route, for which it is predicted that investments in the amount of 2 billion rubles will be directed. It's a shame, but the reason for the reconstruction of the estate is not concern for our historical values, but a banal thirst to replenish the district treasury in the hope of "increasing the volume of sales of tourist services by 10%." This good decision finished off the building of the palace. The first allocated money was only enough to draw up a reconstruction project, start breaking down the building and erecting several walls of silicate blocks. Then another, already profitable project was found in the area, for which all the money was spent. The fact is that since 1996 the city of Postavy has been hosting the "International Folk Music Festival "Dulcimer and Accordion Ring"". And when this entertainment event became popular and began to generate income, all the money was spent on repairing the sights of the district center itself. And the Bishevsky estate, like many other historical objects, was abandoned to the mercy of fate. Over time, it turned into a public toilet, a garbage dump and a place for drinking.
At the end of 2009, the Ministry of Culture approved a list of abandoned estates and palaces that are historical and cultural values and can be transferred to investors. The document, signed by the Minister of Culture and the Minister of Sports and Tourism, is called "Action Plan for the transfer of unused estates located in rural areas and small towns to agri-ecotourism entities." The list of estates included in this list includes 46 objects, including the Bishevsky estate. One of the first swallows was the sale for 105 thousand dollars to a businessman from Russia of a palace and park complex in the village of Kraski, Volkovysk region. So, perhaps the only way to save the Bishevsky estate is to sell it to a rich foreigner. One can only hope that the new owner of the estate will be as kind as Pan Bishevsky and will, at least for holidays, allow residents of Lyntup to take a walk in his park.
Let's start our tour of the Bishevsky estate from the palace. Before you is a view of the palace from the park. In the foreground are photographs of stands for statues of lions (the lions were demolished a long time ago, probably because they disfigure the school and do not correspond to the ideals of the world proletariat).
The same view, only closer - after crossing the canal from the park.
We go around the palace on the left.
On the ground floor, in an oval room, there was a school teacher's room (sorry, my knowledge of the purpose of the palace rooms is limited to its Soviet period).
This side is on a German postcard from World War I (1915-1916). The Germans were lucky - the territory was well-groomed, so it was possible to take good pictures. And now everything is so overgrown that it is not realistic to take such a picture (unless in late autumn, when all the foliage has fallen).
This is the staircase, along which ladies in luxurious dresses, accompanied by gentlemen, went out to the pond to take a walk along the embankment or go boating.
In the center of the wall is the door of the back door, through which servants used to go in pan times, but in Soviet times everything. Both main entrances were blocked: the antechamber of the entrance from the park was occupied by a wardrobe, and in the entrance hall from the side of the pond there was an assembly hall.
Turning around 180 degrees, you can see the main bridge, which once drove into the estate.
In some places, it has already become so thin that water can be seen through the cracks.
There is also a big hole on the side. I am glad that earlier the builders were good - they built firmly, for centuries. After all, when the bridge was being built, no one knew that tractors would drive along it!
View of the palace from the other side of the pond (crossing the bridge).
The same view on another German postcard.
It shows the stone embankment of the pond, of which now only pitiful remnants remain.
densely overgrown with trees and shrubs.
And here is a fragment of warped steps, which descended to the water
G.p. Lyntupy, Postavy district, Vitebsk region
Lyntupy is an urban settlement with a population of approximately 1,600 people. Roads P95 and P110 pass through the village. There was a railway line to the neighboring Republic of Lithuania, but now this message is closed, Lyntupy has become a dead end station.
River Lyntupka gave the name to the village, itself having received it from the merger of Finnish and Baltic roots. bird river- this is what lies under the non-Slavic sound of the word Lyntupy.
Biography of the village
The first mention of it in historical documents is 1450, when Governor Dovgirdovich built here wooden church of St. Andrew. But it is believed that people lived here long before this event, back in the 10th century. This is evidenced by the results of excavations of numerous burial mounds. The tribes adhered to pagan beliefs, performed cults on the accumulations of boulders, made sacrifices, composed legends and gradually became legends themselves. Stone-grandfather, Stone-krinitsa - almost proper names of the surviving pagan boulders.
In the middle of the 16th century locality belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, at the end of the 18th century, together with the nearby territories, passed under the jurisdiction of the Russian Empire, for some time it was part of Poland, since 1939 - in the BSSR, and then became a state property of the Republic of Belarus.
Long history - long list of owners: Buchinsky, Ostrovsky, Gilzeny. The last who owned until 1939 - Bishevsky, of which Jozef Biszewski built a beautiful manor and park complex, which even now arouses admiration even among sophisticated visitors.
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied and was in the hands of the invaders until July 9, 1944. The mournful sights associated with this period are the monuments at the site of the execution of Jews from the ghetto, organized by the Nazis in Lyntupy.
More about attractions
History knows how to hide its secrets, some achievements are irretrievably erased from the face of the earth, but there are true pearls, the beauty and value of which cannot be hidden by merciless time.
Such an undeniable value is Church of St. Apostle Andrew(built in 1908-1914 to replace a smaller wooden building). Now it is a functioning Catholic church, each line corresponding to its sublime purpose, connoisseurs admire the originality of the canons of pseudo-baroque architecture, embedded in the construction of the building, historical value also has a stone fence of the church.
interesting Bishevsky's estate- a house, almost a palace, built by a famous architect at that time Tadeusz Rastvorovsky. The construction of the estate is fanned with romance. Jozef Bishevsky lovingly erected it for a capricious and demanding French actress, putting a special meaning into the interior of each room: all rooms differed in style. The surviving tiles and stucco work amaze with their sophistication.
The house was the center of the park composition. A park here should be understood, in addition to plantings, also a system of reservoirs - 4 ponds. From some angles it seems that they surround the building. The park does not just have a landscape character: amazing landscape paintings have been created in some places. The authors of the project played a lot with perspective, symmetry, axes and alleys, creating a single composition from individual elements. The pseudo-Gothic building of the smokehouse, the pavilion, the arched bridge, and the wonderful staircase organically fit into it.
But the owner of this beauty did not manage to win the heart of the treacherous beauty, in despair, he almost did not use the chambers in his own estate, and here the circumstances were such that in 1939 he was forced to flee, bringing to life another legend - about a hidden treasure.
The atmosphere of the Belarusian urban village is permeated with legends and harmony, historical and aesthetic delights, therefore the settlement itself attracts and holds the attention of an interested person.
Lyntupy (Belarusian Lyntupy) is an urban village in the Postavy district of the Vitebsk region of Belarus on the Lyntupka River, 42 km from the city of Postavy, near the border with Lithuania. dead end railroad station on the line Krulevshchizna - Lyntupy, is connected by roads with Postavy, the urban village of Svir and the city of Shvenchenis, Republic of Lithuania. Population - 1.6 thousand people (2010).
border zone
Lyntupy are located in the border zone of the Republic of Belarus, entry into which is carried out on the basis of notification of border guards about the intention to visit a particular place in the border zone and payment of the state fee.
Transport
Highways P95 (Lyntupy - Smorgon - Golshany) and P110 (Deep - Lithuanian border) pass through the village. Currently, there is no passenger rail service in the direction of Lithuania.
Attractions
- Cemetery of German soldiers (1915-1918) - located at the fence of the Catholic cemetery.
- Church of St. Apostle Andrew, including the gate and fence (1908-1914).
- Christian cemetery, including Catholic chapels (XIX century), graves of Polish soldiers (1919-1920), stone cross.
- Bishevsky's estate (1907), including a smoking tower, a brovar, an alcohol storehouse, an arched bridge, a park, utility rooms.
- Jewish cemetery (XVIII century) - practically not preserved.
Story
Lyntupy has been known since 1459, when the Vilna voivode A. Dovgirdovich built a wooden church of St. Andrew. In the middle of the 16th century in the Oshmyany powiat ON. The owners were Buchinsky, Ostrovsky, Gilzeny. Since 1795, as part of Russia, a town, the center of the volost of the Sventsyansky district. In 1854-1939 they belonged to the Bishevskys. In 1921-1939 as part of Poland, in the Sventsyansky district. Since 1939, as part of the BSSR, a village in the Postavy district. Since 1967 it has been an urban settlement.
