Historic architecture, parks, and preserved castle ruins characterize Vysokaye.
Culture
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Vysokaye was built in 1868–1869 as a 19th-century architectural monument in the retrospective Russian style with elements of Old Russian architecture. Services have been held continuously in the church.
The Potocki palace and park ensemble in Vysokaye is an architectural monument in the Classical style dating from the first half of the 19th century. The state-protected Sapega–Potocki palace and park ensemble comprises a stone palace and two single-storey, L-shaped side wings with porticoes on their end façades, forming a rectangular cour d'honneur.
The rear of the Potocki Palace featured a three-axis avant-corps and a terrace offering views of the surrounding area.
Nature
The Potocki Park in Vysokaye was redesigned in 1895 by Valerian Kronenberg, a specialist in park architecture; ponds and canals divide it into two sections. It covers 20 hectares and was laid out as a landscape park with distant and near vistas along a walking path. Its surroundings include the floodplain of the Pulwa River with high banks, a forest, and the castle ruins.
The Park of Culture and Recreation in Vysokaye is designated a natural monument of local significance.
History
The Sapega Castle in Vysokaye was built in the second half of the 17th century as a fortified citadel. The surviving remains include earthworks, water channels, and the ruins of the central gate.
Geographical location
Vysokaye is located about 3 km from Vysoko-Litovsk railway station on the Brest–Białystok line. A tourist route in Kamenetchina is suitable for cyclists and motorists.
Other places: Tscharnautschyzy, MalinaÅka, Baranawitschy, Panikvy, Gintsevichi, Klejniki, Chierma, Cherni.
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