- Lida Castle is 141 metres (463 ft) above sea level.[1]. The site selected for the castle is naturally defended by the Kamenka and Lida rivers to east and west.
- The Lida Castle is considered an outstanding monument of defensive art of the 14th-15th centuries, one of the oldest in Belarus.
- When we went to Lida, we didn’t think that we would like the castle so much. We saw the photo, it seemed boring, just walls and that’s all.
- On January 22, 1940 the Castle of Lida was awarded the status of an archeological monument and in 1953 the castle was taken under state protection.
- Other links in this chain of defense included Hrodna, Navahrudak, Kreva, Medininkai, and Trakai. The modern town of Lida, Belarus grew up around this castle.
- Lida Castle, the photo of which is presented in this article, was built in a swampy area, at the place where the rivers Kamenka and Lideya meet.
- Located in the city of Lida, Belarus, Lida Castle is one of the most impressive and historically significant monuments in the country.
- However, it was sand that Lida Castle was built on. In spite of its unsteady base the castle has been standing for 7 centuries.
- The Lida Castle is the only castel castle in Belarus. It was erected in 1323 at the confluence of the Lidae and Kamenka rivers by the Grand Duke of...
