Dyatlovo

General information

Dyatlovo is a town in the Grodno region and the administrative center of the Dyatlovskiy district.

Dyatlovskiy district is located in the south-east of the Grodno region in the basin of the river Neman and borders with Novogrudok, Lida, Schuchinsk, Mosty, Zelva and Slonim districts. The city is located on the river Dyatlovka and is 165 km south-east of Grodno and 13 km from the railway station Novoelnya. Dyatlovo is a beautiful city, famous for its temples and palaces. The highest point of the region is 283 meters north-east of Dyatlovo. Minerals present in the region are peat, sand, gravel, mortar sand, chalk, clay, sapropel and radon water.

History of Dyatlovo

The first mention of Dyatlovo dates back to 1498 when the ‘Dvor Zdzetsela’ (previous name of Dyatlovo) was given to the famous hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Konstantin Ostrozsky. Konstantin built a castle and a church in the city in the 16th century and in the 17th century the Sapieha became the new owners of Dyatlovo, and left their mark in the town’s history. Lev Sapieha built the church of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary in Dyatlovo.

In 1708, during the Great Northern War, the Russian emperor Peter the Great stayed in Dyatlovo. At a later date, Dyatlovo was occupied by the Swedish troops who burned the castle and the town. In the 18th century, the Radziwill family became the new owners of Dyatlovo. They built a magnificent palace which has been preserved to this day.
For several centuries the town grew rapidly and for a number of years the town was either under the occupation of the Russian Empire or Poland until 1939 when it was finally included as part of BSSR and in 1990, Dyatlovo received the status of city.

Dyatlovo reference information

Sightseeing in Dyatlovo

Church of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary in Dyatlovo is the oldest building of the city which was built in 1646 but was badly damaged by fire. Reconstruction of the church was initiated in 1751 by Nikolay Radziwill, who invited the famous vilensky artists to work on the church. The richness of the interior of the church attracts travelers from all over Belarus. Among other famous sights is the Spaso-Preobrazenskaya Church, erected in the 19th century and is a must see.

The hallmark of the city is the Radziwill Palace built in 1751 that even to this day has still retained some hints of its former magnificence. Up until recently, dental clinics were located in the palace but there are currently restorations works taking place. Unfortunately, neither the park ensemble nor sculptures decorating it have been preserved.

Another famous sight in Dyatlovo is the manor house ‘Zhibortovschina’ where the famous Belarusian scientist and national hero of Chile Ignat Dameyka lived, up until the end of the 19th century.

Accommodation in Dyatlovo

For tourist accommodation there is a hotel, a couple of farmsteads, a child sanatorium called ‘Borovichok’ and another sanatorium under the name of ‘Radon’.

Economy

The industry of Dyatlovo district is represented by 11 enterprises. There are 7 companies that are focused on processing of local agricultural raw materials. The district has 4 main companies and these are ‘Grodnopischeprom’, ‘Porechsky spirtzavod’, ‘Dyatlovo vinovodochniy zavod’ and ‘Borkowskiy krahmalniy zavod’. The main branches of agriculture are dairy and beef cattle, growing of potatoes, cereals, fodder crops and flax.