Минское Замчище, Medieval fortification site in central Minsk, Belarus.

Minskaye Zamchishche (Minsk Burgstall) is the site of the medieval Minsk castle, an irregular oval 300 m long and 120–150 m wide covering 3 hectares, raised on a 2-metre hill above the Svislach floodplain at the Nyamiha confluence. A sand-and-gravel rampart about 8 m high carried wooden walls, with a gate on the south side. Urban building gradually buried the rampart; only a small elevated part by the Svislach bank kept the name.

The site dates back to the 11th and 12th centuries, when an early settlement at the river confluence was developed into a fortified point. Over time, the center of Minsk shifted, and the fortification gradually lost its role.

The name comes from the Slavic word for a fortified place, and by the 19th century it had attached itself to the last raised remnant of the old rampart beside the Svislach. The main street of the castle and later of Zamchishche was Zamkovaya, the city's oldest street, paved with cobblestones already in the first half of the 16th century. It ran diagonally across the district from east to west.

The site lies near ploshcha 8-ha Sakavika (8th of March Square), where praspiekt Pieramožcaŭ passes; the Palace of Sports and the shops "Alesia" and "Ramashka" stand on the former castle ground. The surviving cultural layer is a protected archaeological monument, so the surface is built over and the old rampart is not visible. Look for the elevated ground by the Svislach bank.

Excavations at the site revealed that it was not only a defensive point but also a place where craftspeople worked, with tools and unfinished objects found alongside weapons. Some of the recovered items are now on display in museums in Minsk.