hard to imagine a city with 943 years of history, who would not be mysteries. Including - its ghosts, ghosts and other mysterious inhabitants of ancient villages.

Nightmare Commerce

In XIX century house on the street Zybitskoy lived a merchant. He had three daughters. When they grew up, my father decided to give them proper education and hired a tutor - a young man from a poor family. Sister falls in love with the handsome tutor younger he reciprocated. However, the unequal marriage could not be considered. Young decided to run away. But the jealous sisters, learning about conception of love, decided to interfere. They tied her and put her in the basement. Unfortunately, while the water in Svisloch rose and flooded the cellar. When the teacher saw his beloved dead, then realized that it did his sister. In a rage, he killed two girls, and he hanged himself. Ghosts of all participants of the tragedy still live in house number 27 on the street, now called Commerce.

Whirlpool Svisloch

; In the XVI century, lived in Minsk beautiful shlyahtyanka. Every day in the house beautiful, which stood at the intersection of Podgorny and Franciscan (present Karl Marx and Lenin), there were matchmakers. The obstinate girl all refused, believing unworthy suitors. Handsome, young, but the poor gentleman fell in love with Panenko. For a long time he sought the heart beauties, but she was adamant. She said that her poor man to anything. One day he came again to shlyahtyanke with matchmakers, he saw her in the arms of an ugly but wealthy city-dweller. The young man did not keep his anger. Wait until the opponent goes, he made his way into the house, grabbed the girl and drowned in Svisloch.
Soon in the river there was a charming mermaid that on moonlit nights shill in the water and men drown in the deep pool. Men, beware! It is believed that this mermaid and today continues to carry off the waters of the unwary Svisloch the stronger sex.

Shooting at Liberty Square

; Volodkovich Michael, who lived in the XVIII century, was known as slobs and a drunkard. But his intent was to become a member of the Minsk city council. Naturally, with a bad reputation in the City Hall he was not waiting. But Volodkovich helped friends and relatives Carole Radziwill. He arrived in Minsk with the soldiers entered the respectable magistrate, and in the shortest time friend received a coveted post. Despite the newfound status, Volodkovich not stop racket.
However, the trick for a long time went to him with hands, city officials knew that the high patron villain pulls out of jail. But once the patience overflowed. February 12, 1760 Volodkovich was sentenced to death.
Michael Volodkovich shot in a park near City Hall. After this soul Volodkovich long appeared in the night by the town hall and demanded retribution. City Hall destroyed, but now, when it was rebuilt, they say, the ghost began to appear again.

Tragedy at Calvary Cemetery

This story took place in the autumn at the end of the XIX century. Died young Panenka. She read the burial service, and immured in the vault, which was at Calvary Cemetery. However, it appeared that the girl had fallen asleep lethargy and was buried alive. Waking up, Panenka tried to get out of the locked up the coffin, but it waited an agonizing death. Since then, the cast walks through the cemetery in late November evening. However, after vandals destroyed the tomb, the ghost disappeared for a while. Now he began to appear again - a white figure, wandering among the graves.

Loshitsa Mrs.

However, the most famous ghost Minsk inhabits Loshitsa estate. In 1905, Jadwiga Luban drowned in Svisloch. Thus, it has put an end not only life but also his hands-affair with the Minsk governor-general of Count Musin-Pushkin, of which discovered her husband - the owner of Loshitsa estate and brewery Browar "Eustace Luban.
; After the tragic death of his wife's landlord lost interest in the estate, and business for his factory and went quite badly. Pan decided to leave the Caucasus, but first planted by the river an apricot tree. It is said that during the flowering apricot in the park there is a ghost Mrs Luban. The girls believe that if come at this time and met with apparition Jadwiga, things will improve heart.

Author: Maria Rybin, Sergey Plytkevich photos and site minsk-old-new