Orsha

Orsha is a city in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus.

Understand

Orsha is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. It dates back to 1060s.

Get in

Orsha is an active railroad hub.

• 1 Orsha Central railway station (Орша-Центральная). (updated Nov 2021)

See

Churches

• 1 Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos. The 17th-century church was destroyed in the Soviet times and rebuilt anew in its original form. 
• 2 Church of St. Joseph. A Late Baroque church built in 1808. Altered in the 20th century. 

Museums

• 3 Uladzimir Karatkevich Museum. A small museum dedicated to a native of Orsha, poet and historical novellist Uladzimir Karatkevich (1930-1984). His "King Stakh's Wild Hunt", a sort of a gothic detective story in a 19th-century setting, is widely loved by Belarusian readers, and is translated into English. 

Buy

• 1 Orsha City (Орша-сити), Sovetskaya Street 2B. M-Sa 07:00-23:00, Su 08:00-20:00. Shopping mall. (updated Aug 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Hotel Orsha, Mira Street 11, ☏ +375 216 51 13 76, orsha2007@tut.by. Single 50 rubles, double 65 rubles. (updated Aug 2022)