Description of the attraction
Chechersk is an ancient city that served as a bone of contention between the Chernigov and Kiev principality and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The city has experienced attacks by enemies, a change of government, fires and other natural disasters many times.
The city is located in a picturesque place at the confluence of the Chechora River with the Sozh River.
After the first partition of the Commonwealth, Empress Catherine the Great presented Chechersk to the Governor General Field Marshal Count Zakhary Grigorievich Chernyshov, who became famous for his decisive disposition and strong character. It was such people that the wise queen chose to rule in the recently acquired Belarusian and Polish lands, where it was restless.
Under the leadership of Chernyshev, an exemplary order was quickly established in the city, a town hall, three churches, and a church were built. The ruler took care not only of the daily needs of the inhabitants, but also of their leisure, therefore a city theater was built in Chechersk.
In our time, Chechersk has suffered greatly from radioactive fallout after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. For a long time Chechersk was a closed city. Now the radiation background has returned to normal, tourists are again allowed to enter the city.
It is worth paying attention to the building of the City Hall. It is very unusual and surprises with its architecture, which is not typical for Belarusian town halls. The town hall was built at the end of the 18th century.
The very unusual Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior also attracts attention. This is a two-tiered rotunda with a vestibule with a bell tower, built in the classicism style. It will also be interesting to look at the old synagogue of the 19th century, which has now become a prayer house for Christian Baptists.
The old distillery has been converted into a modern winery. Behind the gray reinforced concrete fence, you can see a painted building of the 19th century.
There is an abandoned and overgrown estate of the Chernyshev-Kruglikovs. There are still preserved monumental buildings, parts of iron casting, graceful balconies. Perhaps the state will one day take on the restoration of this estate.
