Orsha is a city in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus.
Understand
Orsha is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. It dates back to 1060s.
Get in
Orsha is an active railroad hub.
- Orsha Central railway station (Орша-Центральная). 2021-11-27
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Churches
- Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, 54.5063°, 30.4175°. The 17th-century church was destroyed in the Soviet times and rebuilt anew in its original form.
- Church of St. Joseph, 54.5053°, 30.416°. A Late Baroque church built in 1808. Altered in the 20th century.
Museums
- Uladzimir Karatkevich Museum, 54.511456°, 30.429011°. A small museum dedicated to a native of Orsha, poet and historical novellist Uladzimir Karatkevich (1930-1984). His "King Stakh's Wild Hunt", a sort of a gothic detective story in a 19th-century setting, is widely loved by Belarusian readers, and is translated into English.
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Buy
- Orsha City (Орша-сити), Sovetskaya Street 2B, 54.5085°, 30.4206°. M-Sa 07:00-23:00, Su 08:00-20:00. Shopping mall. 2022-08-06
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