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Mir is a city and urban-type settlement in Belarus, situated within the Kareličy District of Grodnenskaya region. The settlement has a population of 5,401 and covers an area of 3.63 square kilometers. It stands at an elevation of 170 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone. The earliest written record of the place dates to 28 May 1434, while its inception is noted as 1345.
Historically, Mir has been part of the Radziwiłł Family Fee Tail, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union. The area is associated with owners Petras Simonas Gedgaudaitis and Jerzy Iwanowicz Ilinicz. The local postal code is 231444, and the dialing code is +375 1596. The native and official name for the settlement is Мір.
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- Locality
- Мірскі сельскі Савет
- Region
- Гродзенская вобласць
- Country
- Беларусь
- Population
- 2,238
- Timezone
- Europe/Minsk
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Belarus
- Region
- Grodno Region
- District
- Karelichy District
- First mentioned
- May 28, 1434
- Total
- 2,248
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( MSK )
- Area code
- +375-1596
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Мір
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Novogrudsky Uyezd
- Population
- 2290
- Area
- 3.63
- Elevation
- 170
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Owned by
- Jerzy Iwanowicz Ilinicz
- Image
- Church of Saint Nicholas, Red Army str., urban settlement Mir, Kareličy raion, Grodno Region, Republic of Belarus 02.JPG
- Dialing code
- +375 1596
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- Commons category
- Mir, Belarus
- topic's main category
- Category:Mir, Belarus
- postal code
- 231444
- inception
- 1345-00-00
- romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
- Mir
- time of earliest written record
- 1434-05-28
- native label
- Мір
- Belarus Globe URL
- globustut.by/mir/index.htm
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get in
The place has no railway station, so you will have to look for a bus from Minsk. There are several buses a day, from Minsk main autobus station. There is a bus from Nesvizh to Mir (costs 1.92 rubles) in the afternoon. The buses stop at .
Get around
Mir is a rather small town and it will take you about 10-15 minutes to walk to the Mir Castle from the middle of the town where the bus stop is located. The bus stop is in Market Square - where the local market, a bank and a hotel can be found.
Buy
Not far from the castle - at the parking lot - there are several souvenir kiosks with hand-made pottery and wood products. The vendors show prices on a calculator.
Eat
Within a walking distance from the castle there is a Mirum Cafe with good cuisine and modern design. Beside the red St. Nicolas Church there is another restaurant, but the interior is rather shabby. Inside Mir Castle on the ground floor, there is a cafe called Mir Castle that serves national cuisine.
Sleep
There are at least two hotel staying options in Mir. One of them is in the basement of the castle - a three-star hotel complex that includes a superb restaurant. A more budget option that would fit an individual traveler is located in the center of Mir, near the bus station. Since this is a province hotel that is state-owned it has no web-site.
Go next
Nesvizh, around 27 km away, is home to another UNESCO World Heritage site. It is possible to do both sites in one day. There is a bus from Nesvizh at 14:26 which arrives at Mir at 15:05. Vice versa the connection leaves at 13:52. Otherwise consider a taxi between Mir and Nesvizh
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Mir (Belarusian: Мір; Russian: Мир; Yiddish: מיר) is an urban-type settlement in Karelichy District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It is situated on the banks of Miranka River, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) southwest of the capital, Minsk. As of 2025, it has a population of 2,248.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.