Tuesday, November 28, 2006

By road to Eliza Ozheshko and Adam Mitskevich

We invite you to visit places connected with the life and literary activities of the world-famous writers, scientists and public figures of the 19th century – Eliza Ozheshko, Adam Mitskevich, Yan Chechot, Ignaty Domeiko. This route maks up 44 km in total but takes only one day. Take route A 236 to Lida when exiting Grodno. Four kilometers from the town on the right hand side there is a small village of Ponemun spread over River Neman. In this place there is a late Baroque summer palace built in 1771 by architect Y.Olekhnovich for King Stanislaw August Ponyatovsky.

At the end of the 18th to the beginning of the 19th centuries the palace became the property of well-known poet and friend of Tadeush Kostyushko, Yulian Ursul Nemtsevich. A chapel, several of the wings, a financed buildings and scenic park also remain. Eliza Ozheshko celebrated 25th year of literary activity at this estate, at the end of the 19th century.

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