BELARUS - NATURE

Belovezhskaya Pushcha

It is one of the last and largest remaining parts of the immense primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain. The entire area of northeastern Europe was originally covered by ancient woodland similar to that of the Białowieża Forest. The name, translating as the Forest of the White Tower, appears in the name of village Białowieża on its Polish side, but also in the neighboring town of Kamyanyets (Kamieniec) in the Belarusian section, which features a tower referred to the White Tower (Belaya Vezha). However, the Tower of Kamyanyets built of red brick, was never white. Until about the 14th century, travel through the woodland was limited to river routes; roads and bridges appeared much later.The forest contains a number of large, ancient pedunculate oaks, some of which are individually named.

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Strusta Lake

Lake Strusta or Strusto is a freshwater lake of Vitebsk Province, Belarus, the third largest among the Braslau Lakes. It is part of the Braslau Lakes national park. The lake covers the area of 13 square km. Its maximum depth is 23 meters. The shores are sandy and marshy, with thick stands of bulrushes. There are numerous little fjords and outlets along the shoreline.

 

 

 

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