Braslav lakes national park photo description location. Braslav Lakes National Park

national park"Braslav lakes" is located in the north-west of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of the geographical province with the poetic name "Belarusian Lakeland". It was created by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated August 10, 1995 No. 440 to preserve unique ecosystems, to effectively and more fully use the recreational opportunities of the natural resources of the Braslav region and the natural complex of the Braslav group of lakes as a historically established landscape and genetic fund of flora and fauna, typical of the "Belarusian Lakeland".

natural complex national park is considered as a standard for the landscapes of the Baltic lakelands. Moraine ridges, hills and deep depressions separating them create the fine contour of peaks, slopes, convex and concave sections typical of a young glacial relief. The impression of landscape dissection is even more enhanced near the lakes, where the height difference between the peaks and the bottom of the basins reaches 40-60 meters. The uniqueness of the relief structure on the territory of the national park is expressed in the wide distribution of such rare forms as kams and ozes. Kams are represented by groups of sandy hills with inclusions of clays, pebbles and boulders. In the region of Braslav, the height of the kame hills above the edge of Lake Drivyaty is about 30 meters. As a rule, kams are covered with forests or upland meadows. The lakes create a special impression. These are ridges stretched for hundreds of meters or even kilometers, covered with forests or juniper wastelands. Their steep slopes, narrow ridge-shaped peaks, and placement features make them look like abandoned railway embankments. The eskers are classically represented along the northeastern slopes of Lake Snudy, as well as on Lake Potekh (Slobodkinsky Lake).

The landscapes of the "Mezhozerny" reserve are of exceptionally high value, where almost all forms of relief characteristic of the "Belarusian Poozerie" are represented. The landscape of the national park is diversified by capes deeply protruding into the lakes, high moraine islands, as well as large boulders and their clusters.

The unique ecological environment of this lake region bears traces of the Ice Age. The largest lakes: Drivyaty, Snudy, Strusto, Voiso, Voloso Severny, Nedrovo, Berezha, Daubli, Potekh and others lie among the hilly terrain. Each of them has its own characteristics and originality. The total size of the water surface of the lakes is 183 square kilometers. On Lake Strusto there is the second largest island in Belarus - Chaychin (area 1.6 sq. km), which has an internal reservoir - a small lake. Lake Voloso Yuzhny is the deepest lake in the National Park. Its maximum depth is 40.4 m with an area of ​​1.2 sq. km. The lake is known for its extraordinary purity of water, its transparency is 7m. The flora of the region includes over 800 species of plants, of which about 20 are rare and endangered, listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus. Typical and unique (including relict) zoo complexes and groups of individual valuable representatives of the animal world are widely represented on the territory of the National Park.

The main wealth of the national park are the lakes. There are about 200 of them. A number of small rivers and streams flow through the territory of the national park, belonging to the basin of the Western Dvina and its left tributary, the Disna. In the system of lakes of the national park and its buffer zone, in addition to the lakes of the Braslav group, there are several groups of lakes. In the eastern part - the Obstern group; in the north - the Obabye group, in the southern part - the Boginskaya, Opsovskaya, Bogdanovskaya lake groups, in the west - the Buzhe group. According to the origin and structure of lake basins on the territory of the national park, hollow, dammed, complex, thermokarst, etc. are distinguished.

The territory of the national park is dominated by shallow and shallow lakes (up to 15 m deep). About a third of the lakes have a depth of 15-25 m or more. Among them are lakes Northern and Southern Volos, the depth of which reaches 40 m. Most of the lakes are connected into a single system by channels and the Druika River. Despite the large area, a number of lakes are characterized by the presence of a dry coastal zone, as well as a well-heated littoral, which makes them especially attractive for swimming and other types of water recreation. The bottom of most lakes is composed of sandy or fine gravel deposits. Significant areas of water, numerous islands, channels create favorable conditions for yachting.

In the center of Braslov small wooden houses with front gardens and kitchen gardens predominate. In some places you can find old red brick buildings from the beginning of the century with remarkable foundations made of crushed stone. In places of new development, inexpressive cottages and faceless high-rise buildings dominate. The nature of the development of the central hilly part of Braslav, which is located to the west of the Castle Hill, is remembered. The streets are winding and short. In this part of Braslav, building was first carried out along the most convenient depressions, and later the buildings began to climb slopes and hilltops. One of the streets here is called Mountain.

Not far from Gornaya there are several more streets with remarkable names: Peschanaya, Zamkovaya, Podgorny Lane. Narbutovskaya Street also passed here, unfortunately, it did not retain its name. Now it is Kirov street. In the depths of it, not far from the Castle Hill, there is a building of the former hospital, built in 1906. The design of the hospital was carried out by the provincial architect A. Shpakovsky. The building has a rather interesting architecture. This is a U-shaped one-story building made of red brick on a hewn stone foundation. Its appearance is sometimes compared with the appearance of fortress forts. In the middle of the main facade there is a portal with a gable shield, decorated with tetrahedral turrets. The entire surface of the walls is quite saturated with decorative elements made using the brickwork technique.

The Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God stands on a small hill lined with old maples. The first wooden Catholic church, founded at the beginning of the 15th century, was located on the same spot. The church was built at the expense of a well-known statesman of that period, the voivode of Vilna Vojtech Monivid, one of the heroes of the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. Permission for the construction of the temple was given by Prince Vytautas the Great. The current building of the church was built in 1897 from stone and red brick. Rectangular in plan, the three-nave building is covered with a gable roof. The main façade is adorned with a three-tiered tower topped with a tent. Of greatest interest is the technique of laying the walls of the temple. Their main part is composed of split field stone.

Braslav museums

Lovers of history and antiquity will find a lot of interesting things in the exposition of the local history museum, opened in 1988. The museum is located in a wooden mansion built in the 30s of the XX century. under a private printing house. The building has a remarkable three-level layout. The small areas of the six exhibition halls and the exhibition space are most suitable for individual visits.

There is a fairly rich archaeological section. It presents materials from studies of the Neolithic site near Braslav, the Iron Age settlements, burial mounds, settlements of the period of the Polotsk principality, castles from the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and medieval cultural layers of shtetls. Many of the exhibits are rare.

Braslav lakes

One of the largest lake groups in Belarus, known as the Braslav Lakes, is located in the vicinity of Braslav. It includes more than 50 lakes. Their total area exceeds 130 square kilometers, and the basin area is more than 800 square kilometers, or more than a third of the area. The lakes are interconnected by numerous, but mostly shallow streams, rivers, channels with a length of over 300 kilometers.

Tourists usually call the Braslav lakes the central part of the group, along which water hiking routes pass. Between themselves, they are connected by a fairly wide and full-flowing river Druika and channels passable for boats. The most famous of the Braslav lakes are Drivyaty, Tsno, Nespish, Nedrovo, Potsekh, Voiso, Boloyso, Strusto, Snudy, Volos Severny and Volos Yuzhny. The area of ​​these eleven lakes is 93 square kilometers, the length is almost 50 kilometers, and the length of the coastlines is about 190 kilometers. There are 54 islands with a total area of ​​​​5.5 square kilometers (this is comparable to the area of ​​​​a fairly significant lake). The environs of Braslav are one of the few regions of Belarus where inhabited lake islands existed.

Most of the lakes through which tourist routes, has complex configurations, heavily indented coastlines, forming many deep bays, peninsulas - a whole water labyrinth. Lovers of water travel here are waiting for tens of kilometers of fascinating routes, indelible impressions from meeting with lakes that differ in size, depth, appearance, color and even the smell of water.

As a rule, travel routes along the Braslav Lakes start from the shores of Lake Drivyaty, the largest in the Braslav region and the fifth largest in Belarus. Its area is 36.1 sq. km. The basin stretches for almost 10 km in length, reaching a maximum width of 4.5 km. Length coastline 37.6 km. Despite the significant size of the lake, its average depth is only 6 meters, the maximum depth does not exceed 12 meters. The underwater part resembles a hilly relief - deep-sea places alternate with extensive uplifts, numerous shoals. Experienced fishermen easily list the names of more than fifty shoals: White Road, Holy, Rebro, Mikutskaya, Leshchevka, Long, Castle, Boat, Thick, Okunevka, Skulls, Malka, Plain, Podrechnaya, etc. There are 6 small islands. A wide, in some places more than 100 meters, strip of shallow water stretches along the coast. The bottom here is mostly sandy. In some places, in shallow water, glacial boulders have been preserved. The largest of them, about 3 meters long, is located in the northeastern part of the lake, not far from the camp site beach. Only part of it is visible on the surface.

The lake is open to winds of any direction, often raising quite big waves. In cloudy windy weather, the water takes on a leaden hue. This color, the foamy crests of the waves, the sound of the surf near the shore - just like the sea. You will not see calm Lake Drivyaty so often, but due to intensive mixing, its water warms up rather quickly and is somewhat warmer than in neighboring, deeper lakes. In addition, the water is well saturated with oxygen, which is very important for most fish species. Since ancient times, Lake Drivyaty was considered the most fishy in the entire region.

Now the fish value of the lake has decreased significantly. Vendace and zander are caught in very small quantities. From valuable species there are bream, pike, burbot. There is also a famous eel in Lake Drivyaty, which is known for its delicious delicacy meat, for which in newspaper articles it was given the sonorous nickname “king of the blue fields”, and the people affectionately call it “uncle eel”.

The section of the southwestern coast is very beautiful, where a pine forest on high hills forms a picturesque tract of Ratsky Bor. Here you can find convenient parking places. From the tops of the coastal hills, the lake and its surroundings are visible at a glance. Nearby is a small lake Bolta, almost surrounded by forest from all sides.

Not only the immediate vicinity of Braslav, but the whole Braslav region is rich in interesting architectural and historical monuments.

Archaeological monuments are widely represented on the territory of the national park, including settlements and burial mounds in the city of Braslav, near the villages of Akhremovtsy, Bochino, Ustye, Dalekie, Drysvyaty, Zhvirbli, Zazony, Opsa, etc. The settlements and burial mounds date back to the period from the 7th century to the 7th century. BC e. to early feudalism and belong to the Dnieper culture, the culture of hatched ceramics and later. Folk architecture is represented by an excellent example of a peasant dwelling - a wreath palace in the village of Ikazn, built in 1009, as well as several barns from the beginning of the last century and a well tent in the city of Braslav. Monumental religious architecture is represented by a number of stone and wooden churches of the 17th - early 20th centuries: the baroque complex of the Bernardine monastery in the town of Druya, a neo-gothic church in the town of Braslav, a neo-gothic church in the village of Slobodka, as well as wooden churches in the villages of Mezhany and Dalekie. Orthodox architecture is represented by churches in the cities of Braslav, Drysvyaty and Ikazn, built in the forms of the official "pseudo-Russian" style.

The uniqueness of this area is in the presence of the purest lakes framed by picturesque hills covered with pine forests. In the north - west of the Belarusian Poozerie there is one of the most beautiful lake systems - Braslav lakes, the name of which was given by the city of Braslav. Located in the heart of a group of lakes. The beauty and aesthetic value of this region is given by a bizarre lace of more than 30 lakes connected by channels, as well as picturesque forested hills separating one lake from another.

In Belarus, in the north-west of the republic is located. That's what it is " Belarusian Lakeland».

Braslav Lakes National Park is located in the Vitebsk region on the territory of the Braslav administrative district, located in close proximity to the border with Lithuania and Latvia. The territory of the park is extended in a northeast direction. The length of the park in this direction is 55 km, and in the latitudinal direction it ranges from 8 to 29 km. The total area of ​​the park is 69.1 thousand hectares (based on forest inventory).

The Braslav Lakes National Park was established in 1995 in order to preserve unique ecosystems, effectively and more fully use the recreational opportunities of the natural resources of the Braslav region and the natural complex of the Braslav group of lakes.

Sasha Mitrahovich 16.06.2015 20:34

The historical landscape of these places, the genetic fund of flora and fauna is typical for the Belarusian Lakeland and at the same time it is called the standard of landscapes of the Baltic lakelands.

These lands are truly unique - they left here a bizarre lace of lakes, the height difference near them between the peaks and the bottom of the basins reaches 40 - 60 meters! Braslav lakes are the main treasure of the National Park.

The landscapes of the complex basins of the lakes Strusto, Snuda, Nespish and Nedrovo are distinguished by their special beauty. On Lake Strusto there is the second largest island in Belarus - Chaychin, which has an internal reservoir.

The lakes of the Braslav region are the southern border of the distribution of relic invertebrates, which serve as indicators of clean water.

Rare landforms such as kams (rounded hills) and ozes (elongated for hundreds of meters or even kilometers, covered with forests or juniper wasteland ridges) are common here. In the Braslav region, the height of the kame hills above the edge of Lake Drivyaty is about 30 meters.

A quarter of the area of ​​the park is covered with forests. 16 percent of the territory is occupied by swamps. Forests in the park are located in separate areas: Boginsky, Vidzovskaya forest dacha, Belmont forest, Druyskaya forest dacha and Boruny forest. The flora of the National Park includes over 800 species of vascular plants, including 20 protected species. Among them are northern linnaea, cloudberry, black crowberry, small naiad, vesicular aldrovandus, etc.

On photo view of Braslav lakes bird's-eye.

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About 45 species of mammals, 200 species of birds, 10 species of amphibians and 6 species of reptiles inhabit the territory of the Braslav Lakes Park. Typical forest dwellers: elk, wild boar, roe deer, squirrel, hare, hare, fox, raccoon dog, wolf, pine marten, otter, mink. Of the rare species, the badger, lynx, brown bear, which are listed in the Red Book of Belarus, are noted.

In the structure of the animal world of the park, the avifauna is of particular value. Up to 85% of the total composition of birds nesting in Belarus lives on its territory. The bird communities of the islands of large lakes, raised bogs and forests are of the greatest interest. Among the bird species living in the National Park, 45 are listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus: the black-throated diver, the curlew, the golden plover, the merlin, the boreal owl, the three-toed woodpecker, the finches, the osprey, the lesser spotted eagle, the hobby falcon, the black stork, the common crane, the little grebe, the great bittern, the kingfisher, the roller, herring gull and others

In the National Park, 15 percent of the total stock of game birds in the Lakeland is concentrated: black grouse, waders, commercial waterfowl. 30 species of fish live in the Braslav lakes, including eel, which is of commercial importance, carp, carp, bream, pike, silver bream, ide, chub, grass carp, silver carp, burbot, tench, golden carp, silver carp, perch, dace, roach, rudd, bleak, top, gudgeon, loach, stickleback, etc.

All this attracts a large number of tourists to the reserved places. At the service of vacationers there is a museum, camp sites "Slobodka", "Drivyaty", "Zolovo", "Leoshki", a sauna, about three dozen equipped places for tourist parking in the bosom of nature.

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Amateur fishing in the park is conducted on a paid basis. One-day and multi-day tickets can be purchased at the main office of the park, as well as in recreation centers. The fee for parking is paid to the nearest forestry during working hours.

It is important to know that hunting activities are carried out outside the territory of the National Park. The distance from recreation centers to hunting grounds can vary from 1 to 60 kilometers.

The right to hunt is granted to foreign citizens in the presence of relevant hunting documents issued in the country of residence. All other aspects of the organization of commercial or trophy hunting for any kind of game National Park takes over.

The administration of the hunting ground provides a full package of services for organizing hunting tours, including an invitation, a meeting, comfortable accommodation, hunting events, taxidermist services. All types of hunting typical for Belarus are organized: collective hunting by driving wild animals for shooters (shooting line), individual hunting from the approach, from the entrance and from ambush, with dogs, hunting along the feather (for waterfowl, marsh and upland game), hunting for fur-bearing animals and wolves (with flags, from ambush, for waba).

The photo shows magnificent views of the Braslav Lakes.

Sasha Mitrahovich 16.06.2015 20:45

The National Park has an interesting excursion program: there are many monuments of archeology, original folk and religious architecture.

The park's tour department offers weekend tours for children and adults.

Every year, the Braslav Lightnings, a regional festival of amateur folk art, are held here, as well as in open areas near the Museum of Traditional Culture. The Festival of Crafts.

The photo shows a sunset on the Braslav lakes.

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Tourist camp "Yubileinaya" is located in a pure pine forest on the northern shore of Lake Strusto.

On both sides, the camp is surrounded by ridges of hills, providing many good observation points of the western group of the Braslav Lakes. On the territory of the parking lot there is an equipped place for a tent camp for 40 - 50 people, including a table with a canopy, two gazebos, a fire pit, a sanitary block, a garbage collector. In addition, the parking lot is equipped with a barbecue, a well, a stepped descent to the water, a wooden ladder with a platform above the water.

The adjacent shore of the lake is flat, with a sandy bottom, used as a beach. A convenient access road with a pointer and the necessary road signs leads to the parking lot. Regular cleaning of the territory, garbage disposal and firewood delivery have been established.

Braslav lakes - a group of reservoirs in the north of Belarus, in the vicinity of the city of Braslav. The structure includes more than 70 reservoirs, with a total area of ​​about 130 sq. km.

Braslav lakes on the map

All lakes are located on the territory of the Braslav Lakes National Park. They are extremely popular with tourists and fishermen. Numerous recreation centers and boarding houses are equipped on their banks.
The lakes are distinguished by their special pristine beauty and lie among picturesque natural landscapes, surrounded by coniferous - broad-leaved forests and green hills.

Fishing and recreation on the Braslav lakes

The largest in the lake group are the reservoirs of Snudo, Strusto, Drivyaty. For tourists, the most attractive lakes are Nedrovo, Tsno, Boginskoye, which have sandy beaches, recreation centers and characterized by amazing untouched nature.

More than 34 species of fish live in the lakes. Caught carp, carp, catfish, bream, pike perch, ide, eel, vendace.

The lakes are mostly shallow, their depth does not exceed 5 meters. The bottom of the reservoirs is sandy, the coastal zone of the lakes is dry, which is very convenient for swimming and relaxing on the water. The lakes are connected by channels, on their surface there are numerous islands.

The surrounding forests amaze with the diversity of vegetation, which has more than 2000 species. The forests are dominated by pine forests and spruce forests.

Many wild animals live here: wild boars, elks, hares, deer, badgers, lynxes and brown bears.

There are more than 200 species of birds on the territory of the reserve. Gulls, cranes, ducks, geese, mute swans, black storks settle on the lakes. Photo materials used from Wikimedia © Foto, Wikimedia Commons

Everyone who has not visited the "Braslov lakes" has lost a lot. After all, there you can relax not only with the body, but also with the soul.

If you are going to relax with a good company, family or friends, then the Braslav Lakes are perfect for this.

Location Belarus, city of Braslav, Vitebsk region. "Braslav lakes" are beautiful for their cleanliness and beauty of the area, like many others health-improving complexes Belarus. After all, it is not for nothing that thousands of tourists are attracted here all year round.

Maps of Braslav Lakes

Schematic map of Braslav lakes

Satellite map of Braslav lakes

If you are still going to explore the unknown and visit these wonderful places, then you will definitely need to grab a couple fishing tackle. Since I think you will not mind feeling all the excitement of catching fish and, in the subsequent meal, fish soup from the fish you have fished. It is also worth taking a tent with you for the night, because if you do not enjoy the beautiful sunset and such an expressive sunrise, then your whole trip can be considered unsuccessful.

Nearby you can enjoy beautiful animals in enclosures. You can also order a tour of the ancient places of the city. And with all this, you will be in peace of mind and in harmony with nature.

For living in some areas of the Braslav Lakes, such wonderful houses made of logs are provided, as in the famous Leoshki recreation center:

The Braslav Lakes National Park is located in the northwestern part of the Vitebsk region. The territory is part of the Braslav region, bordering Latvia and Lithuania. The main office is located in the resort town of Braslav, almost in the center of the protected area.

The park includes a group of lakes, swamps and forests with hunting grounds. There are almost two thousand species of plants and more than three hundred species of animals on the territory. There are natural, historical and archaeological monuments here.

The area of ​​the national park is almost 64.5 thousand hectares.

Rest on the Braslav Lakes 2019

Tourists are attracted by ecological trails equipped with paths and stops, boat trips along several lakes connected by channels, bike routes, laser tags on a desert island, safari tours, swimming in lakes with the purest water, a variety of water and winter activities. Many come to fish or take part in a real hunt. The organizers offer to spend a fun weekend in the park, settle for a few days or spend a whole vacation surrounded by amazing nature. Description of excursion routes and trails is presented on the official website.

All detailed information can be obtained from the office. administrative center NP "Braslav Lakes", located in Braslav at the address - st. Dachnaya, 1.

On the territory of the park there are 64 tourist camps of two types - regular and custom. In the first case, places are provided subject to the availability of free pavilions, in the second - guaranteed for a specified period. The latter, as a rule, are booked and paid well before the day of arrival.

Lovers of relaxation in the bosom of nature prefer to abandon cozy hotels in favor of park tourist camps. The territories are located near the water, equipped with sheds, gazebos and fireplaces. There are tables with benches, garbage bins and toilets.

Schemes of tourist parking:

To rest in the park brought only positive emotions and turned out to be as comfortable as possible, you should take care of clothing appropriate for weather conditions. The weather forecast for the next 10 days can be viewed.

Fishing

lovers fishing come to the Braslav lakes both in summer and in winter. Perch, roach, silver bream, crucian carp, pike perch, pike, burbot, etc. are found here. When buying a ticket (according to your passport), you should carefully read the fishing rules and limits. In case of non-compliance with the requirements, the fisherman may face a fine, confiscation of the catch or refusal to issue a permit during the year.

Attractions of the park

On the territory of the Braslav Lakes, historical, archaeological and cultural monuments dating back to different eras were discovered. These are religious buildings, 11 settlements dated to the 7th-4th centuries. BC e., as well as 5 burial mounds (cemeteries). In towns and villages, you can see Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, watermills and war memorials. There is a local history museum in Braslav.

The most valuable attraction of the national pearl of Belarus is the unique nature of this truly wonderful place, its amazing landscapes, an abundance of water facilities and clean air.

Settlements

There are many villages and farms within the boundaries of the nature protection zone. Most of them are located near water bodies. The names of the villages are very colorful - Paws, Leoshki, Cuties, Ducks, Tails, Zamoshye, etc.

Almost in the very center of the nature protection facility, between the lakes of Drivyaty, Berezh and Novyaty, the city of Braslav is located. Here is the main office of the State Environmental Institution "National Park" Braslav Lakes "and a scientific base. The first mention of the ancient settlement dates back to 1065.

The small farm Vasilkishki-1, founded by the Old Believers, is known for the fact that the route of the annual Braslav rally passes through its territory.

The agricultural town of Slobodka at the beginning of the 11th century was a frontier fortress. At the beginning of the 19th century it was famous for its craftsmen.

All settlements have a complex history. They often changed hands, changing owners and state affiliation.