Svislach Castle ( be, Свіслацкі замак) was a

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that lay in the lands of present-day

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on the right bank of the Byarezina River in the place where it meets the Svislach River. Initially the castle was established as the center of the Duchy of Svislach; it later belonged to the Duchy of Minsk, and from the 14th century to the

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. The castle came into the possession of the Radziwill family and one of its prominent owners was Bogusław Radziwiłł.

Online references

Svislach Castle at globus.tut.by

History of Svislach Castle
Buildings and structures in Mogilev Region Castles in Belarus Castles and palaces of the Radziwiłł family {{Belarus-struct-stub