- The site selected for the castle is naturally defended by the Kamenka and Lida rivers to east and west. Construction of boulder walls was carried out in 1323-1325.
- Lida Castle is 141 metres (463 ft) above sea level. The site selected for the castle is naturally defended by the Kamenka and Lida rivers to east and west.
- In 1323, the construction of the Lida Castle was started by decree of Gedimin in order to close the way to the center of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
- Lida Castle is situated in the Grodno region, 112km north-east of Grodno and around 160km distance from Minsk. It is one of the oldest of all Belarus castles.
- In 1406, the family of Yury of Smolensk was locked up in Lida as hostages; his attempt to take the castle and liberate them was not successful.
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- Medieval Lida castle, a fine archeological monument that is officially protected by the state, lies 112km north-east of Grodno in the Grodno region of Belarus.
- Lida Castle is an example of Romanesque-Gothic architecture of the 14th-15th centuries, which holds an honorable place among the iconic Belarusian historical and...
- Medieval Lida castle, a fine archeological monument that is officially protected by the state, lies 112km north-east of Grodno in the Grodno region of Belarus.