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Ogdemier

The village of Ogdemier was first mentioned in 1630 under the name “Idemer,” and in 1770 it was referred to as “Gdemer.” On a map from 1750, the road passing through the village was designated as a main route. The village was advantageously located and attracted the attention of the nobility. In 1867, it was part of the Worocewicze wolost in the Kobrin district of the Grodno Governorate. At that time, the area recorded 369 “souls,” which also included people living in the estates of Ogdemier (Kurowska), Ostrowki (Rudolf Tarnowski), Podwincze (Anton Dubienecki), Guta (Ivan Dubienecki), Kerenuwok (Anton Zalewski), Gusowka (Mrs.

Church in Lipniki

The oldest mention of the church in Lipniki can be considered to be 1762. In that year the church was destroyed, unfortunately it is not known why. Only the old icons were saved, which are now in the newly built church. In the following years, most likely, the church was rebuilt (or there was an annex) where services were held. Since the next document about the active church in our area is the Uniate metrics from 1770 to 1801, which are in RGIA.

Church in Losince

The Church of the Assumption was built in the cemetery on the outskirts of the village of Losince in 1862 and was attached to the Torokan parish church. The consecration of the church on June 2, 1870 in the service of four priests was performed by the Antopolskiy district priest Foma Ballandowicz. At the end of the XIX century in the church there was a locally venerated icon of the Virgin Mary 0.