Zyabki: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Geographical Setting
Zyabki is located on the northern side of the Dolgoe Protected Area; the village is also listed among the settlements on the northern edge of the protected area. A rural accommodation facility is located on the shore of Lake Dolgoye in Zyabki. Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Zyabki can include this place in their travel plans.
Nature
The 644.45-hectare republican hydrological Dolgoe Protected Area is managed by the state institution Golubov Sad. It was established in 1979 to protect Lake Dolgoye and the adjacent natural complexes. A total of 517 plant species, 25 mammal species, 86 bird species and 17 fish species have been recorded in the protected area. In addition, 13 species of wild plants or fungi and seven animal species listed in the Red Book of Belarus occur there.
Lake Dolgoye reaches a maximum depth of 53.6 metres and forms a long, narrow corridor approximately 400 metres wide. Seven tourist routes and an ecological educational trail have been developed in the Dolgoe Protected Area near Zyabki. Motorised watercraft are prohibited in the Dolgoe Protected Area, except where the protected-area regulations provide for an exception.
Water and Routes
The sections of the shore of Lake Dolgoye used by the water route feature mixed and deciduous forests, fishing spots suitable for overnight stays, and clear water. The Shosha–Mnyuta water route leads from the area around Zyabki to Lake Dolgoye, where it uses an equipped rest area on the northern part of the lake.
The “Dolgoe” rural accommodation facility near Zyabki offers swimming from a pier on the lake, rowing-catamaran trips, fishing and walks, as well as excursions to a historic estate reserve, the Clock Museum and the site of the 1920 tank battle near Zyabki Station.
Culture and History
The first tank attack by the Red Army in history took place at Zyabki Station on 4 July 1920.
The historic townscape of Zyabki includes a four-storey historic brick mill built in the early 1920s according to a German design, with a granary and forge. Zyabki also has a preserved brick railway station building. The roads from Polotsk to Vilnius—the old Algirdas Route—as well as the highway connecting Ushachy with the Polotsk–Glubokoye–Vilnius road run through the village.
In the landscape around Zyabki, trenches from 1919 have been preserved; they are associated with this first tank attack by the Red Army.
The Ignat Buynitsky Museum, dedicated to the founder of professional Belarusian theatre, is located in the school in Prozoroki, approximately 5 kilometres from Zyabki. Burial mounds near Lake Dolgoye are considered evidence of the area's long-term settlement.
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