Chachersk

Chachersk is a town within the Gomel Region of Belarus, an place of work of the Chachersk district. It is placed in an area that is fairly contaminated due to the fallout of the Chernobyl disaster. The metropolis was founded in the overdue tenth century at the Sozh River. It became first mentioned in chronicles in 1159 as the town Radimichi Chachersk. Sometime later a fortress changed into built in the location. In 1772 it have become a part of Russia, because the center of the county within the province Rogachev, then borough, and parish center of Rogachev district. In 1774 Catherine II of Russia in collaboration with a local governor helped construct the metropolis corridor, church buildings, a theater, 2 hospitals, and different remarkable buildings.

Redevelopment of the town took place, with the destruction of the fortress and the fortifications, which had been stated extra within the "Census" Chachersk for 1765. There are surviving unique points of interest of the 18th century - the Holy Transfiguration Church and Town Hall in Chachersk. The Holy Transfiguration Church become constructed in classicism fashion 1783 and has worldwide architectural well worth.