Mir Castle Complex

castle in Mir, Belarus

Key facts

Location: Mir, Belarus
Criteria: Cultural: ii, iv
Inscription: 2000 (24th Session )
Area: 27 ha
Website: mirzamak .by /en /

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Area: 27
Official website: mirzamak.by
Image: Mir Castle 2018.jpg

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time of earliest written record: 1527-00-00
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/mir/castle_tn_glr.htm
visitors per year: 196000
Commons category: Mir Castle Complex
native label: Мірскі замак
production date: 1600-00-00

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The Mir Castle Complex (Belarusian: Мірскі замак, romanized: Mirski zamak; Russian: Мирский замок, romanized: Mirsky zamok; Polish: Zamek w Mirze; Lithuanian: Myriaus pilies kompleksas) is a historic fortified castle and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Belarus. It is located in the town of Mir, in Karelichy District of Grodno Oblast, 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-west of another World Heritage site, Nesvizh Castle. Mir Castle Complex is 164 metres (538 ft) above sea level. Erected in the 16th century in the late Brick Gothic style, it is one of the few remaining architectural monuments of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in contemporary Belarus.

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