Zaslawye

Saslauje (White Russian Заслаўе [ zasɫau̯je ] ), also Zaslavl (Russian Заславль ) is a Belarusian city of Minsk Raion Woblasz in Minsk, 20 kilometers northwest of the capital, Minsk. Today it has about 14,000 inhabitants and is known in close proximity to Saslaujer Reservoir, also known as the Minsk Sea.

Saslauje to have been founded by Vladimir I. in 985, which is sent to live from Polotsk there Rogneda his wife and his son Izjaslav; according to this same son, the city is named. In the early Middle Ages the town was the seat of the Principality Saslauje. In the 11th century, the city was fortified; a large part of the historic area was provided for archaeological purposes under protection.

Architectural attractions include the Church of the Redeemer, which was built after 1577, and the Roman Catholic Nativity Church, built 1774-1799, and the Saslauje castle.