Nesvizh turns 800!
Nesvizh, one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Belarus, celebrates its 800th anniversary on 12 August. Nesvizh was first mentioned in historical chronicles in 1223. A legend has it, that a certain Yuri Nesvezhsky took part in a battle against the Mongol-Tatars on the Kalka River. The earliest documentary mention of the town dates back to 1446.