Blog of residents of Volkovysk. A new medical building of the district hospital opened in Volkovysk
Volkovysk is a city located in the south-eastern part of the Grodno region in Belarus on the Ros River, a regional center.
The first settlements on the territory of modern Volkovysk arose in the 10th century, as evidenced by archaeological materials discovered during excavations of the Murovelnik settlement, Swedish Mountain and Zamchishche. It was first mentioned in the Ipatiev Chronicle in 1252. In the 12th century. the city becomes the center of the Volkovysk principality, and in the 14th century. is part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. During its existence, the city managed to be part of Russian Empire, Poland, until in 1939 it was returned to the BSSR. Today Volkovysk is the center of the Volkovysk region, a center of tourism of national importance.
46.3 thousand inhabitants
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Architectural and historical monuments: temples/monasteries: Church of St. Michael the Archangel (1524) in the village of Gniezno, Church of St. John the Baptist (1773) in the village of Volpa, Church of Saints Peter and Paul (1778) and St. Michael’s Church (late 18th century .) in the village of Izabelin, the Holy Trinity Church (1801) and the Holy Trinity Church (1867) in ...
Volkovysk: excursions and activities
The sports cycling route “Ivatsevichi - Ruzhany - Volkovysk - Baranovichi - Polotsk - Mir - Nesvizh - Grodno region - Baranovichi” is offered by the tourist club “Horizon” at the Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after. M. Tanka.
Volkovysk is included in the bus tourist and excursion route “Stone Chronicle of Ponemania”, which includes Grodno, Volkovysk, Gniezno, Zelva, Synkovichi, Slonim, Zhirovichi.
Within the area, amateur bicycle, automobile, motorcycle and pedestrian routes are possible.
History of Volkovysk
Volkovysk is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The first mention of our city in the Turov Chronicle dates back to 1005. In those days, Volkovysk was a fortified city on the border between the Baltic and Slavic populations. Since the 12th century - Volkovysk - the center of a small …
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History of the city of Volkovysk
In two different chronicles, different years of mention of the city of Volkovysk are indicated: in Turov - this is the year 1005, in Ipatievskaya - 1252. The second date is considered official. In the Middle Ages, this city was a kind of fortress on the border between the Balts and Slavs. In 1410 the city was completely captured and burned. Like many other cities in Belarus, Volkovysk was part of various powers, the last of which was the modern territory of Belarus. The city is famous for its many outstanding people who were natives of these regions. They managed to glorify the city not only among Belarusians. Among them are people like Alexander Dedyushko- theater and film actor, David Yanovsky- outstanding chess player, Yanina Zheimo- Soviet film actress.
Sights of Volkovysk
This city has its own history, which is revealed as tourists visit all the interesting places. Among them are such architectural treasures as the famous catholic church St. Wenceslas. This building was erected in 1848. It is officially an architectural monument of the 19th century.
Another very important asset of the city is the manor house built at the end of the 18th century. It is better known as "House of Bagration", since this place was his headquarters at that time. Although, naturally, this house did not belong to him. Currently, this building is a military history museum.
There are also two churches in the city. One of them is Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, built in 1874, and the other is already modern Church of Peter and Paul, erected in 2004. The first is an architectural monument.
In the south-eastern part of Volkovysk there are settlements called “Swedish Hill” and “Anthill”, which are part of the historical and cultural heritage of the city, as well as the country as a whole. Many residential buildings are second-generation buildings. half of the 19th century century, especially those located in the area of the railway station. Also on the territory of the city of Volkovysk there are many cemeteries of Polish and Jewish soldiers, as well as an Orthodox cemetery. Among the many graves here are soldiers who participated in the First World War.
This city is simply filled with the spirit of history of those times that people read about only in History books.
September 28, Volkovysk / Corr. BELTA/. A new medical building with 260 beds at the central district hospital has opened in Volkovysk, BELTA reports.
The new building houses the departments of anesthesiology and intensive care, surgery, neurology, cardiology, as well as traumatology and therapeutic departments, and four operating blocks. The commissioning of a new medical building made it possible, first of all, to improve the conditions for patients. An opportunity has arisen to unite the medical institutions of the city of Volkovysk into a medical town.
“A serious step has been taken in improving the medical base in the region’s healthcare system. With the commissioning of the new building, the availability and quality of medical services will be improved not only for residents of Volkovysk and surrounding areas,” said Vladimir Kravtsov, Chairman of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee. He emphasized that in each region of the region, central district hospitals are being put in order.
The construction of a new medical building at the Volkovysk Central District Hospital has been underway since 2012. The facility was financed from the district and regional budgets. Over Br30 million was allocated for these purposes. Funds from the regional and district budgets were used to purchase necessary equipment, furniture, office equipment, inventory.
“Today we are actively reforming primary care, improving the quality of medical care in regional centers. Volkovysk is an example of this. Thanks to the cooperation of the ministry and local authorities, when everyone clearly fulfilled their task, we ended up with a good facility that will allow us to provide medical care using high technologies,” noted Minister of Health Valery Malashko. Through the Ministry of Health, equipment worth Br2 million was supplied to the new building - X-ray machines, anesthesia-respiratory machines, an ultrasound machine, operating tables.
On the basis of the new building, in the future, inter-district departments (urological, surgical, traumatology) can be organized, which will allow providing specialized care to the population of the Volkovysk region and surrounding areas, introducing and performing complex, high-tech and minimally invasive treatment methods, and reducing the average length of stay of patients in beds. After renovation, it is planned to place a children's clinic on the vacated areas of the main medical building.
The development of the material and technical base of the healthcare system in the region will continue. The central district hospital in Ostrovets is planned to be put into operation in 2019. “This is a solid facility. The largest medical institution in the region. It will have interregional significance, serving all the northern regions of the Grodno region, as well as some regions of the Minsk region. Modern centers for the most important areas of medical services will be created there,” noted Vladimir Kravtsov.
He also said that the development of design estimates for the construction of an oncology center in Grodno is nearing completion. Construction work is planned to begin in 2019. -0-
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