Asveya Lake

Belarus / Vicebsk / Verhnjadzvimsk /
Lake Asveya or Lake Osveyskoye (Belarusian: Асвейскае возера; Russian: озеро Осве́я or Осве́йское озеро) is a large freshwater lake in the Vitebsk Region, northern Belarus, near the borders with Latvia and Russia. It has an area of 52.8 km2 (20 sq mi), making it the second largest lake in the country. The Republic of Belarus's most extreme northern point is situated only a few degrees further north of the lake.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Osveya
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Coordinates:   56°2'51"N   28°7'47"E

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  • Asveja (Aсвея) - the northern town in Belarus - founded over 1000 years ago. In XVIII century, the ruler of Minsk (Voejevoda) Jan Augustus Guiltzen built a palace on the shore of the lake, with 4 grand entrances, 12 doors, 52 rooms and 365 windows. The Grand Ball room had mirror walls. Now the palace is in ruins. The canals built around the palace are lined with ancient trees planted 300 years ago.The ruins of that palace are worth visiting.
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