hence the name of the local profession smaragona or smurgonya.ybe the name came from a combination of two words: morgue, a unit of area equal to 0.71 hectares, and goni - an arable plot. since then , the areas began to be called smorgh gone, that is, gone the size of smorgh. thus , descendants managed to preserve two archaisms in one name. for the first time everyone learned about smargon thanks to the church, which was built on the banks of the oksna river in 1505 appeared on the initiative of yuri ivanovich from the zenovich family. unfortunately, not a single image or description of the shrine has survived. but another city temple can still be seen today. main attraction. a rare architectural monument of the renaissance era for belarus, the church of st. michael the archangel, early 18th century. the temple is greeted with simplicity, high windows, and a belfry tower, which is the only entrance to the shrine. shall we pass? a unique place, all kinds of prayers have not been heard by these walls. for 400 years the building belonged to calvinist