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pondělí 21. května 2012
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.
Nice stamps.
Received from: AlexZorro
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.
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. 
Nice stamps.
Strusta Lake
Beautiful stamps.
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