Gródek

Gródek stands by a bend of the Supraśl, where an old fortified hill gave the place its name. In the late fifteenth century the Chodkiewicz family established a residence on the site after receiving lands between the Supraśl and Narew. Aleksander Chodkiewicz built a castle here and made Gródek the centre of his forest estates. The family also founded an Orthodox church and monastery; the monks' community was the beginning of the monastery later established at Supraśl. The hill and river thus anchor the story of a noble household and its religious foundations on the Lithuanian frontier.