Description of the attraction
The former palace of the princes Svyatopolk-Chetverinsky was built in 1908 by the Italian architect Vladislav Marconi on an estate called Zheludok (near Shchuchin). A magnificent two-story castle was built in the neo-baroque style with rococo elements.
The strange name of the estate "Zheludok" comes from the Zheludyanka river - the right tributary of the Neman. The banks of the river were once abundantly strewn with acorns from the growing mighty oaks. Zheludok is the oldest town in the Vilna province of the Lida district. There are references to him in the reports of the knights of the Teutonic Order in 1385.
The palace survived the First and Second World Wars almost painlessly. Unfortunately, starting in the 1960s, the palace was given to the military - the air defense forces of the USSR. The palace housed servicemen of technical divisions and PRTB. The entire territory of the castle was fenced off with a high concrete fence, and several civil and military buildings were built on it, such as warehouses and a store. The village, formed around the former palace, received its own name - Dawn of Communism.
It remains unknown what was located in the castle in 1983-1991, since the military settlement was moved from here to another place. It is also unknown which department the castle belongs to at the moment. Rumor has it that some special services were its last owners, and now a movie is being made in it. It remains unclear whether restoration will be carried out in the former estate of Svyatopolk-Chetverinsky. Despite the offer of financial assistance in the restoration from the European Union, the government of Belarus has not yet received a response.
