From written sources it was mentioned in the 18th century. In 1774 it was mentioned under the name Zaniwie and Stary Ziolow, a village in Brest district, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. From 1791 it was a part of Kobryn district. From 1795 in the Russian Empire, Kobryn district, Slonim district, from 1797 in the Lithuanian province, from 1801 in the Grodno province. The village on Schubert’s map of 1826-1840: The village was marked on the 1846-1863 military topographic map of the Russian Empire:

The village is shown on the map “Schubert’s Special Map of Western Russia” from 1826-1840: The map is single-surface: Three-turn map: In 1858 it was a village, the center of the village community in Ziolowo parish, Kobryn district, Grodno district. Within the Tretiaki estate of the landlord Osuchowski, there were 142 revision souls (state villagers). In 1890 the community had 352 tithes of land, 113 were usable. In 1905 there were 292 inhabitants.

The village of Zalawie is marked on the single page map from the beginning of 1870 and later: It is also worth noting that it was a sparsely populated settlement, possibly a volvarek. Near it there is a tract of land called Zalawie. The tract is also marked on the map of the 1/2 wurst, which was published in the 1880s and later: In 1930 it was part of Poland, Osowiec parish, Drohiczyn district, Poleskie voivodeship.