Bobruisk. Attractions on the map, photos, descriptions, what to see, where to go

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of human presence on the territory of modern Bobruisk, dating back to the 3rd century. BC. The city was named after the Bobruika River, on the banks of which it was founded.

In the 12th-13th centuries. Bobruisk was part of the Principality of Minsk, and at the end of the 18th century the city became part of the Russian Empire. Before the Patriotic War of 1812, a fortress was built in Bobruisk, which played a decisive role in the defense of the city from French troops.

Until the middle of the 19th century. In the city there was a ban on the construction of stone buildings outside the fortress walls. Therefore, during the fire, Bobruisk was completely burned out. At that time there were about 2 thousand wooden buildings and only 8 stone ones.

After the revolution, Bobruisk was occupied by German troops for a year. In 1922 it became part of the USSR. The German occupation was repeated during the Great Patriotic War. It lasted from 1941 to 1944.

Since 1991, the city became part of Belarus.

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The importance of the city in the modern world

Bobruisk, whose sights have existed for more than 600 years, was first mentioned as a city in documents in 1387. At that time it was part of the territory of the Principality of Lithuania. But for the first time people settled in these places in the Stone Age, which is confirmed by archaeological finds. During the 5th-6th centuries, a settlement of ancient Slavic tribes appeared on the banks of the Berezina River.

The settlement owes its name to the massive beaver pelt industry. In ancient times, the population was actively engaged in beaver hunting and fishing. Today it is a large regional center of the Mogilev region with petrochemical, woodworking and timber industries, machine-building plants and food production enterprises.

The area of the city is just under 100 square meters. km.

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There is a memorial complex in the city, recreated at the site of the death of Major General Bakhrov B.S. in 1944. His division liberated the city of Bobruisk from fascist invaders. A tank monument was erected at this place. This is a real T-34, with a 76 mm cannon. The stars on the tank's barrel indicate the number of enemy units destroyed. There are 10 of them. Next to the memorial sign are the graves of the soldiers who died for the freedom of Bobruisk. In 1958, obelisks were installed next to the tank. In 2005, the memorial complex and Victory Square, where it was installed, were reconstructed. Residents of the city and the country honor and remember their heroes.

Distinctive features of the city

The location in the semi-closed Central Berezina Plain, densely indented by rivers and drainage canals, left its mark on the weather conditions of the area with a temperate continental climate. Winter is cool and short, the average temperature in January is -4 degrees. Summer is warm and humid, starting in May and lasting until September.

Bobruisk climate by month

The city is located in an area of numerous mixed forests with a predominance of oak, pine, birch and alder. Also common are maple, linden, ash and aspen. Eutrophic and steppe meadows have been preserved in the river floodplains.

The fauna of forests is represented by the following common representatives:

moose;
red deer;
wild boars;
roe deer;
martens;
caresses;
hares;
hedgehogs

The European bison is a rare protected object of the Red Book. Endangered species also include the badger, European lynx, eagle owl and godwit.

The swamps are home to turtles, toads, frogs, lizards and snakes. The city's population exceeds 217.5 thousand people. It is considered the 7th largest city in Belarus by population, the 2nd in the Mogilev region, and the largest non-regional center in the country.

The main national composition of the population is represented by:

Nationality	Percent	Number of thousand people
Belarusians	83,6	180,5
Russians	13,2	28,7
Ukrainians	1,9	4,1
Jews	0,3	0,65
Poles	0,2	0,43
Other peoples	1,3	2,8

In confessional terms, the predominant directions are:

Protestantism;
Orthodoxy;
Judaism;
Old Believers;
Catholicism.

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Residential building Port Arthur

“Port Arthur” is a residential building with a unique building that is not typical for Belarus. It resembles Odessa courtyards, with an internal space that can be closed and thus make the entire house and yard impregnable. This house is also called a well house. The name “Port Arthur” was assigned to it even during its construction: at that time the Russian-Japanese War was going on, and the defense of Port Arthur became a heroic and extraordinary event. The house is built from Rosenberg brick, which is famous for its high quality and unique monograms in the shape of a rectangle. This is a favorite place for photo sessions and all kinds of filming.

How to get there

Bobruisk, whose attractions attract an increasing number of tourists every year, is conveniently located on the railway transport branch of the pan-European corridor. You can get there by direct train from Moscow in 12-14 hours. There is also a good railway connection with Minsk, about 10 trains per day, travel time from 2 to 3.5 hours.

The fastest option is to fly to Minsk by plane in 2.5 hours, and then by train, train or bus. You can get there by your own car or on one of the direct buses from Moscow in 15-17 hours.

Socialist street

Tourists and locals love to stroll along this street. On one of the sections it is pedestrian, along the edges there are cafes and restaurants. This is where you'll find most of the city's best-reviewed places to go for lunch and coffee. There are almost no chic restaurants, but there are pleasant establishments with delicious cuisine, with traditional Belarusian dishes. The price of lunch is lower than in the capital and major tourist centers.

Synagogue

Among the ancient buildings is an incompletely restored synagogue, one of the few remaining of the city’s 40 synagogues. In recent years, the Jewish population has made up a small portion of the total population, but at least one synagogue is planned to be transformed into a major cultural and religious center for the Jewish community.

Museum of Local Lore

At 56/40 Sotsialisticheskaya Street, one of the oldest museums in the country, the Bobruisk Museum of Local Lore, is open to visitors. It contains an interesting and varied exhibition with archaeological finds, household items, weapons from different eras, and ethnographic information. The museum is located in a beautiful historical building. This is one of the most attractive places for tourists, where you can go with children.

Transport

Citizens travel by the following types of public transport: buses, trolleybuses and minibuses. The city has about 50 intra-city routes operated by more than 150 transport units. The cost of a travel ticket for one trip is 0.6 Belarusian rubles.

Belarusian taxi is also quite a budget and convenient form of transport. The cost of a taxi ordered through a dispatcher will cost an average of 4.5-5 local rubles. Daily rental of an economy class car will start from 50 Belarusian rubles.

Main attractions

Bobruisk, whose sights are included in most excursion programs in Belarus, has absorbed Belarusian, Lithuanian, Russian, Polish and Jewish culture.

Religious buildings

The Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of the 19th century, built on the site of a wooden church of the 16th century in a pseudo-Russian style, is a historical monument. The cathedral is located on Sovetskaya street, house 76.

The White Church of St. George at the beginning of the 20th century was visited by Tsar Nicholas II. You can visit the existing temple every day on Kuibysheva Street, building 4.

Elias Church on Lukova Gora at st. Sikorsky House 38 is a monument of wooden architecture and an object on the list of cultural and historical values of Belarus. Anyone can visit it. Currently, regular services are held in the temple.

Museums

The local history museum was founded in the city in 1924. The exhibitions are dedicated to the ancient history of the city, archaeological research and finds, ethnographic, cultural and architectural attractions. The museum is located on Komsomolskaya street, house 40, open to the public every day except Monday and Tuesday, from 10 to 18 hours. The entrance ticket price is 2 Belarusian rubles.

The Poplavsky Museum of Art on Socialist Street, building 100, is popular not only among visitors, but also among the townspeople themselves. It also includes an art gallery at 28 Gorky Street. The permanent exhibition of minerals “Painting of the Earth” includes more than 1,000 objects.

Part of the art exhibition changes quite often, and interesting events are held. The museum's opening hours are from 10 to 18 hours. Monday and Tuesday are days off. Ticket cost 5 rubles.

Natural attractions

The park of culture and recreation covers an area of 22 hectares. More than 30 different types of trees, many different shrubs and flowers are planted here. A very pleasant vacation spot not only for city residents, but also for visiting tourists.

The park has a lot of entertainment, recreation areas with fountains and cozy cafes. In the evenings, beautiful lighting turns on and music plays. The park hosts dance evenings and entertainment events.

In the village of Krasny Bereg, 50 km from the city, there is an amazing place - the Gatovsky estate with a magnificent 19th-century English-style park. There is a river flowing through the park with 3 openwork bridges across it.

It is very pleasant to walk here and admire the ancient trees and the 2-story stone tower made of sandstone in contrasting colors. The interior decoration of the premises is decorated in the style of Louis XVI.

Another ancient estate with a 19th-century park is located 40 km from Bobruisk, in the village of Zhilich. The French-style palace belonged to the wealthy landowner Bulgakov.

The facades of the building are decorated with columns, arches and porticoes. The house has a greenhouse with exotic flowers and citrus trees. There is a church. Restoration work continues at the estate, and a historical museum has been opened. Inspection is possible from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monuments

The main historical monument of the city is the Bobruisk fortress built in the early 19th century, erected to protect the western borders of the state. It was the largest building of defensive architecture in Russia at that time. The only citadel that withstood the pressure of French troops in the war with Napoleon.

Afterwards it was used as a prison for political prisoners, including the Decembrists. During the Great Patriotic War, the fortress was used by the Germans as a concentration camp. In the post-war period, they tried to blow it up and destroy it. Today, restoration work began to restore the ancient bastion.

The Kancelson merchant house, built in the Art Nouveau style at the beginning of the 20th century on 25 Internatsionalnaya Street, is a monument of wooden architecture and is included in the list of cultural and historical values of Belarus.

The tank monument on the grave of soldiers who died during the liberation of the city from the Nazis was installed on Victory Square. At the intersection of the pedestrian Socialist Street with Karl Marx Street there is a monument to the Beaver, the symbol of the city. There is a belief that a wish will come true if you touch his ring.

At the intersection of Pushkin and Proletarskaya streets, a monument to the literary hero of the story by Ilf and Petrov, Shura Balaganov, was erected.

Bobruisk fortress

This is the first thing that attracts history buffs to the city. The Bobruisk fortress is called a sister city to the Brest fortress, and its history is no less remarkable. This defensive structure was built by personal order of Emperor Alexander I. The implementation of the plan, approved personally by the Tsar, was led by engineer Karl Opperman, a German by birth who was a Russian citizen. The architects successfully used the features of the landscape and old buildings (for example, the old Jesuit church), around which the fortress was built. As a result, an entire city was erected with architectural buildings in the classicist style, a square, a botanical garden and a temple. The cobbled streets and square of the Bobruisk fortress have repeatedly hosted military parades.

The fortress was protected by ten-meter walls with loopholes and water ditches. Supplies of weapons and ammunition were designed for a year of siege, food - for six months. This made it possible to withstand a four-month siege by Napoleon's army in 1812. After that, the Bobruisk fortress served as a military warehouse; political prisoners were also kept here, and during the Second World War, the Germans set up a concentration camp for prisoners of war there. In the 50s, it was decided to destroy the fortress, the walls of which fell into disrepair during the war. They spent a lot of dynamite to undermine the defensive structures, but the bastion survived.

Now the authorities are working on the restoration of the Bobruisk fortress. Tours of the ancient bastion are becoming increasingly popular among connoisseurs of architecture and military history. The Belarusian authorities are planning to turn the Bobruisk fortress into a modern historical and cultural complex with a developed tourist infrastructure, so if you want to see the battle scars of the great citadel, it is better to hurry.

Leisure

The city is home to the largest ice palace, Bobruisk Arena, where mass skating and training of hockey teams are held. The sports complex is located on Kuibysheva Street, building 11. You can visit the palace with a guide on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rides are held in the evenings and on weekends.

The city also has its own equestrian club, where you can take riding lessons in the arena or rent equipment for a horseback ride through the forest. The cost will be up to 20 rubles. at one o'clock. The club is located on Baharova Street, 108.

The Lesnoy water sports complex with a swimming pool and a games gym is located at 5 km of the Minsk highway, open daily from 8 to 21, with a lunch break from 14 to 15.

Drama and Comedy Theater

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The Drama and Comedy Theater in Bobruisk has a long history. Various theater groups worked and work here with pleasure.

The theater's repertoire includes more than 20 fairy tales for children. Among them are such well-known ones as “The Mysterious Hippopotamus”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Moroz Ivanovich”, “Doctor Aibolit”, “A Kitten Named Woof”, “Aladdin’s Magic Lamp”, “Leopold the Cat’s Birthday”, “Cat’s House” and other. Of the titles that are less familiar to young viewers, it is worth paying attention to the productions “The Thunder Hare”, “Once Upon a Time Russula”, “Yan, Yanina and Queen Avaria”, “How Nastenka Almost Became a Kikimora” and others. There are also Belarusian-language productions.

Theaters

Mogilev Regional Drama and Comedy Theater named after. Dunin-Martsinkevich, Bobruisk

Bobruisk, Socialisticheskaya st., 105

+375 (cash desk) +375 (attendant)

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Interesting places to relax with children

With children you can visit the attractions of the city park on Internatsionalnaya Street 45 a. The park is equipped with recreation areas, playgrounds and cafes

And just take a walk along the quiet cozy streets of the city in search of interesting monuments of urban architecture. After all, there are only 3 different sculptures installed here for the beaver. Children will also definitely enjoy horseback riding or a visit to the water entertainment complex in Zhlobin.

Square of victory

Such a square exists in many cities of Belarus - and Bobruisk was no exception. The impressive free space here is decorated with thematic steles, plaques with the names of heroes and other attributes of places dedicated to the great Victory. A special feature of Bobruisk Square is the monument on which stands a real tank.

And right behind it there is a cozy little park with a sufficient number of wide benches and two nice fountains. The fountains are made at floor level (on grates), so in hot weather there are many children here who run right through the jets and fill the square with happy laughter.

Excursions

Bobruisk, whose attractions are popular among visitors to Belarus, offers one-day excursions exploring the main attractions at very reasonable prices and multi-day tours with organized hunting or fishing in specialized areas.

City above the Berezina

An educational sightseeing excursion program will introduce you to the history of the city, its industrial and cultural development, the main monuments and the local history museum. The cost of a minibus excursion ranges from 30 to 60 Belarusian rubles per person, depending on the size of the group.

Hare trails

An excursion program for 5 days, costing 52 thousand Russian rubles, includes accommodation at the Tourist hotel with 3 meals a day.

Tourists will enjoy a sightseeing tour of the city with a visit to the museum, a trip to an agricultural estate in a forest nursery, and hunting in the grounds.

gold fish

Organization of winter or summer fishing in the lands of Bobruisk with all the necessary gear and equipment. The program includes 3 meals a day and accommodation, a city tour with all the sights. The cost of a 5-day tour is 1300 Belarusian rubles.

Legends of Bobruisk

There is one legend associated with the name of Bobruisk .
There lived a beggar Jew Moses. He had a vision in which he was given a decree to go into the desert and lead his people there. Moses walked on the sands with the Jews for 40 years. One day the women could not stand it and rebelled. They got tired of wandering and left in an unknown direction. The women decided to set up camp near the nearest river. They built houses there and settled permanently. There were so many women that everyone began to call them a swarm. This is how the first name of the settlement appeared - Bab Roysk. Now it is a big city called Bobruisk.

According to another legend , in ancient times one had to manage to find a way to it. This involved following a school of sardines as they swam through the Talking River. A Bridge led through it, the passage of which required great dexterity. Then the person found himself on the path of joy. To those who tasted this feeling, the Talking Mountain was revealed.

On the way, the man met gnomes, and became acquainted with the Great Tube. If he was in the mood, he would point the way to the Temple of Awakening, from where it was easy to get to the Building of Fire. The doors were opened by a crazy Temple Wolves trainer.

They alone could show the further path, but only to a select few who know the components of the Shar's elixir. However, with the Wolves you need to spend time over a keg of beer. Then the animals will advise you to return to the Talking River, to the crocodiles. For their friendliness, they introduce the traveler to the beavers, who, after intimate conversations, will guide the person to Bobruisk.

One of its legends is connected with the Port Arthur building . The house is built of red brick, in the form of a rectangle, with two exits from the courtyard. Externally, the building resembles the Western Wall of Jerusalem. In this regard, there is a belief that if a person touches a house and makes a bright and sincere wish, it will certainly come true.

Route for exploring the city on your own in 1-2 days

A tourist can see the sights of quiet and cozy Bobruisk on his own, following a pre-planned route.

For example, you can:

Explore the Bobruisk fortress.
Visit the city local history museum.
Take a walk along the pedestrian street Socialistheskaya.
Explore the only functioning synagogue.
Buy souvenirs and sweet marshmallows.
Visit the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Organize a quest to find monuments to Beaver and Shura Balaganov.
Go to St. George's Church.
Bow to the monument to soldiers on Victory Square.
View the exhibition of the art museum.
See the old mansion of the merchant Katsnelson.
Relax in the city park and admire the fountains illuminated in the evening.

Children's park

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There is no children's park as such in Bobruisk, or rather there is a park, but it is both for children and adults at the same time, which, however, does not prevent it from remaining a favorite place for children's walks and entertainment. The season is open from mid-April.

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There is a lake in the park. Friendly ducks always welcome guests with a loaf of bread. Some townspeople do not hesitate to fish here.

Parks and Attractions

Children's park of culture and recreation in Bobruisk

Bobruisk, International, 45A

+375 (director)

Hotels

In the city you can stay quite comfortably in numerous apartments, hotels and inns in the very center of the city at an affordable price.

Hotel Tourist

On Voikova Street, house 20, within walking distance from all the attractions of the city center, there is a spacious modern hotel with a billiard room, bowling alley, gym, sauna, massage parlor and mud treatments. The restaurant serves delicious dishes of national and European cuisine.

A bright, comfortable room with all amenities and a buffet breakfast can be rented for 1.2 thousand rubles. Pets are allowed.

Anniversary

The hotel on 50 Letiya Komsomol Street, building 26, offers vacationers a fitness center, hairdressing and beauty services, entertainment in a nightclub with karaoke, a restaurant, a 24-hour bar, billiards and table tennis.

Breakfast is served in your room. It is possible to choose a special diet menu. The cost of an economy class room starts from 950 rubles.

Amaks Premier Hotel

On Sovetskaya Street, house 97/26, there is a cozy modern hotel with a bar and restaurant, free parking, laundry, hairdresser and beauty salon. The rooms are equipped with a work space, a refrigerator, and a TV. Room rates with breakfast start from 1.5 thousand rubles.

Sport

Football club "Belshina"

The city has its own football club "Belshina" (founded in 1977, in 1993-95 it was called "Shinnik"). Home games are played at the Spartak stadium (capacity 3,700 seats). Champion and silver medalist, as well as two-time bronze medalist of the Belarusian Championship, three-time winner of the Belarusian Cup. Plays in the first league of the Belarusian Football Championship.

Hockey club

In 2008, in connection with the opening of the Bobruisk Arena, the Dynamo-Shinnik hockey club was founded. Starting from the 2008-2009 season, he played in the Extraleague of Belarus, taking 10th place in the regular season (thus not earning the right to play in the playoffs of the championship). Later, the club became part of the structure of HC Dynamo-Minsk, becoming its farm club and representative in the MHL. In the spring of 2016, due to financial optimization of HC Dynamo-Minsk, it was decided to refuse a representative in the MHL and HC Dynamo-Shinnik was disbanded.

In 2022, HC Bobruisk was formed, which plays in the Major League of Belarus (second division after the Extraleague).

Sports infrastructure

The city's sports and physical culture infrastructure includes one of the largest ice palaces in Belarus, the Bobruisk Arena, the Lomov equestrian club, the Lesnoy water sports complex, four stadiums, two swimming pools (and about twenty mini-pools ), about a hundred gyms, about three hundred outdoor sports grounds. The city has its own football and hockey clubs, and also hosts international and national competitions.

The Bobruisk Arena Ice Palace was opened on May 31, 2008. The palace's capacity is 7,000 people. "Bobruisk-Arena" is the home stadium of the hockey club "Dynamo-Shinnik" (Bobruisk). The palace also hosts public ice skating.

Ice Palace "Bobruisk Arena"

Monument near the stadium

The city hosts international (mini-football and sambo) and republican (two in Greco-Roman wrestling - in memory of Major General Bakharov and for the Lishtvan prizes) tournaments, a judo competition, stages of republican cups in cycling, drag racing and tourist-applied all-around events , as well as athletics competitions in memory of Major General Bakharov (more than 1,500 participants in 2008).

What to bring as a souvenir

Flax is one of the main Belarusian symbols. Linen products and Belarusian knitwear of good quality are inexpensive, so they are most often transported as a gift, along with traditional textile toys. National ornaments in textiles have become especially popular recently.

Natural cosmetics of high quality at very reasonable prices are also highly valued. And you should definitely try and bring delicious Bobruisk marshmallows as a gift.

The sights of the old quiet Bobruisk allow you to feel the atmosphere of a provincial town, get acquainted with the life of its hospitable and cheerful inhabitants, admire the interesting city architecture and original monuments.

Article design: Mila Friedan

Beaver Monument

And of course, one cannot fail to mention the monument to the symbol of the city, which local residents consider to be perhaps the main attraction of Bobruisk. More precisely, two attractions, because there are two monuments. One beaver - on Karl Marx Street, not far from the market - greets you standing, while the second is luckier: he sits with his legs crossed.

It must be said that monuments love to sit on benches - from Leonid Utesov to John Lennon. Leonid Utesov lounged imposingly on the famous Deribasovskaya, and John Lennon actually went all the way to Cuba, occupying a bench in one of the public gardens in Havana. The symbol of Bobruisk sits at the entrance to the Tavern on Moskovskaya, as if inviting you to enter the establishment.

Initially, the Beaver was simply bronze, but restaurateurs decided to decorate it, which gave the symbol of the city a special charm. In general, it’s worth saying that this is a good marketing ploy, because tourists specifically come to Sotsialisticheskaya Street to take pictures on the bench next to the cheerful beaver. Therefore, when you tell your friends that you were in Bobruisk, and they decide to tease you with the question “did you see beavers?”, you can answer: “Of course. I even took a photo with one.”

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