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Village Wólka (Braszewicze)

The village of Wólka, near Braszewicze, was first mentioned in 1662 as a village in Brest district, Brest voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. From 1791 the village was a part of Kobryn district, Brest voivodeship. From 1795 it was part of the Russian Empire, in Slonim province, from 1797 in Lithuanian province, and from 1801 in Grodno province. The village is shown on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1866:

Village Wólka Popinska

Vulka Popinskaia was first mentioned in 1858, the center of the village community in Osovetska volost, Kobrin district, Grodno province. It belonged to the estate of Popin, landowner Ivan Zhuk. The village had 297 revision souls. During the uprising of 1863, a self-defense detachment from the rebel villagers operated in the village. In 1905 the village had 640 inhabitants. The village is shown on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire of 1846-1866:

Village Wólka (Antopol)

The village of Wólka, Antopolsky village council (currently 2025). It was first mentioned in 1629, under the name Wolka. From 1791 the village became part of the Russian Empire, Kobryn district of Slonim, from 1797 Lithuanian, from 1801 Grodno province. The village is also marked on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire in 1846-1863: In 1858, the village had 101 souls according to the census (state peasants), and at that time, it was part of the Zaniwje rural community in the Antopol volost.