Streshyn

Streshyn stands on the right bank of the Dnieper, where an old fortified site occupied a promontory above the river. The Vilnius cathedral chapter acquired the district in 1391. In 1399 Grand Duke Vytautas confirmed lands between Streshyn and Rahachow to the canons, placing the river settlement within the possessions of the church. A charter of King Casimir IV in 1480 mentions Streshyn among the places where a merchant was permitted to trade without paying duties. The river linked the small town to a wider route through the Lithuanian lands.