Bobruisk is a city in Mogilev Oblast.

St. Nicholas cathedral.

Understand

Bobruisk is the seventh largest city in Belarus. Despite the city's rather long history, the vast majority of buildings, even in the centre, are relatively new. Among the sites of historical interest are the remains of a XIX century fortress, which was of considerable local importance during the Napoleonic wars, and the buildings of several XIX century synagogues.

Get in

By train

It's around 2 hours by train from Minsk, arriving at 1 Babruysk railway station . There is no direct line to Mogilev, the region center.

By bus

Minibuses and buses depart many times a day from Minsk bus station.

See

Babruysk city hall and Lenin.

• 1 Bobruisk fortress. Built shortly before the war between Russia and France, it withstood a long siege in 1812.